Reading the L Word: Outing Contemporary Television (Reading Contemporary Television Series)
As America's first television series about lesbians, The L Word captured national attention when it debuted in 2004, and has continued to make headlines since. The Showtime cable drama about a group of lesbian and bisexual friends in Los Angeles challenges traditional notions of relationships, gender, and sex, and has generated both controversy and devotion within the lesbian community. Contributors write on how the show deals with topics like third-wave feminism, bisexuality, race, glamor,...
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A provocative look at the controversial TV show
Foreword : the letter 'L'1Sex and the clittie2The L word under-whelms the UK?153Interview with Guinevere Turner (November 2004)274New queer cable? : The L word, the small screen and the bigger picture335The (in)visible lesbian : anxieties of representation in The L word436How does a lesbian look? : Stendahl's syndrome and The L word557Lipstick leviathans : demonologies of the lesbian body in The L word698Heteronormativity and The L word : from a politics of representation to a politics of norms819Straight-up sex in The L word9910The chart11111'L' is for long term' : compulsory monogamy on The L word11512Why is The L word sexy?13913What is a straight girl to do? : Ivan's serenade, Kit's dilemma14314Is she man enough? : female masculinities on The L word15915Interview with Katherine Moening (March 2003)17316The other 'L' word : representing a Latina identity17717The glamour factor and the Fiji effect18318Radical acts : biracial visibility and The L word18919Hot stuff : music as a language of lesbian culture19920Interview with Erin Daniels (January 2004)209
