Television, sex and society : analysing contemporary representations /: analysing contemporary representations. (2012 copyright 2012)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Basil Glynn, James Aston, and Beth Johnson.
• Other Names: Glynn, Basil; Aston, James, 1973-; Johnson, Beth, 1980-
• Contents: Pt. 1. TV and the democratization of sex -- Shameless: situating sex beyond the city/ Beth Johnson -- Sex, society and the slayer/ Madeleine Smith -- Fangbanging: sexing the vampire in Alan Ball's True Blood/ Melanie Waters -- True Blood, sex and online fan culture/ Emily Brick -- Pt. 2. TV and the absence of sex -- Beekeeper suits, plastic casings, rubber gloves and cling film: examining the importance of "no-sex" sex in Pushing Daisies/ Rebecca Feasey -- Television x-cised: restricted hardcore and the resisting of the real/ James Aston -- Imagination in the box: Woju's realism and the representation of Xiaosan/ Ruth Y.Y. Hung -- My lovely Sam-soon: absent sex and The unbearable lightness of sweet Korean romance/ Jeongmee Kim -- pt. 3. TV sex and heritage: sexual representation and re-presentation -- "Why should I hide my regard": erotic Austen/ Jonathon Shears -- Performance anxiety and costume drama: lesbian sex on the BBC/ Amber Regis -- The conquests of Henry VIII: masculinity, sex and the national past in The Tudors/ Basil Glynn.
• Publisher Details: New York : Continuum
• Publication Date: 2012
• Extent: 1 online resource (208 pages)
• Subjects: 791.45/6538; Television production: technical & background skills; Sex on television; Sex on television; Erotik; Fernsehen; Gesellschaft; Sexualverhalten; Fernsehserie; Performing Arts -- Television -- Direction & Production; Social Science -- Media Studies; Media studies
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781441141316; 1441141316
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