{"product_id":"alternate-channels-queer-images-on-20th-century-tv-revised-edition-9780997825497","title":"Alternate Channels: Queer Images on 20th-Century TV (revised edition)","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Steven Capsuto\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Steven Capsuto\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Steven Capsuto\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: LGBTQ+ Studies - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAlternate Channels\u003c\/em\u003e explores the fight for lesbian and gay visibility on 20th-century American television, as gay activists faced off with powerful, often vicious \"traditional values\" crusaders, with TV executives caught in the crossfire.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt documents countless programs, characters, and political skirmishes, examining lesbian and gay portrayals and the few pioneering depictions of bisexual and trans people.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first edition was a semifinalist for what is now the Stonewall Book Award and has been widely used in universities. This revised edition, fact-checked from scratch, reinstates material that the original publisher cut and adds about 100 photos of TV shows from the early days to the year 2000.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe author built this account of events from archival materials, a thousand broadcast recordings, and his interviews with showrunners, network and studio executives, and early activists.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Steven Capsuto","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45512123580567,"sku":"9780997825497","price":1897.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780997825497.webp?v=1767926227","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/alternate-channels-queer-images-on-20th-century-tv-revised-edition-9780997825497","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}