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Will & Grace

Title
Will & Grace / Tison Pugh.
Author
Pugh, Tison
Publication
  • Detroit : Wayne State University Press, [2023]
  • ©2023

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Series Statement
TV Milestones
Uniform Title
Contemporary approaches to film and television series. TV milestones.
Alternative Title
Will and Grace
Subject
  • Will & Grace (Television program : 1998-2006)
  • Will & Grace (Television program : 2017-2020)
  • Situation comedies (Television programs) > History and criticism
  • Sexual minority culture
Genre/Form
  • Television criticism and reviews.
  • Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages109-118) and index.
Contents
Introduction: A Queer Television Milestone -- A Queer Primer for "Grandmothers in Kansas" -- Gay Stereotypes and the Limits of Utopian Queerness -- Visualizing Queerness and the Quest for a Gay Kiss -- The Reboot: Will & Grace Reborn in the Trump Era -- Conclusion: The Queer Legacy of Will & Grace -- Episodes -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
Call Number
MWGT 23-4772
ISBN
  • 0814349064
  • 9780814349069
  • 9780814349076 (canceled/invalid)
LCCN
2022951622
OCLC
1398163296
Author
Pugh, Tison, author.
Title
Will & Grace / Tison Pugh.
Publisher
Detroit : Wayne State University Press, [2023]
Copyright Date
©2023
Description
vii, 123 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.
Type of Content
text
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Series
TV Milestones
Contemporary approaches to film and television series. TV milestones.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages109-118) and index.
Summary
"The sitcom Will & Grace (1998-2006, 2017-20) shifted the media landscape and its treatment of queer themes by starring an openly gay protagonist, Will Truman, on primetime network television. Will, along with his best friend Grace Adler and their constant companions Jack McFarland and Karen Walker, engaged in many stereotypical sitcom shenanigans imbued with decidedly queer twists. Despite the series' groundbreaking nature, its accuracy and responsibility in representing gay men-and of queer culture in general-has been questioned throughout its initial run and reboot. Author Tison Pugh places the sitcom in its historical context of the late 1990s and early 2000s, considering how it contributed to contemporary debates concerning queer life."--amazon.com
Chronological Term
1998-2006
Research Call Number
MWGT 23-4772
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