Queer Fantasies of the American Family Sitcom

TISON PUGH is a professor of English at University of Central Florida in Orlando. He is the author of several books including Precious Perversions: Humor, Homosexuality, and the Southern Literary Canon.

• Introduction: TV's Three Queer Fantasies1. The Queer Times of Leave It to Beaver: Beaver's Present, Ward's Past, and June's Future2. Queer Innocence and Kitsch Nostalgia in The Brady Bunch3. No Sex Please, We're African American: The Cosby Show's Queer Fear of Black Sexuality4. Feminism, Homosexuality, and Blue-Collar Perversity in Roseanne5. Allegory, Queer Authenticity, and Marketing Tween Sexuality in Hannah Montana6. Conservative Narratology, Queer Politics, and the Humor of Gay Stereotypes in Modern FamilyConclusion: Tolstoy Was Wrong: or, On the Queer Reception of Television's Happy FamiliesAcknowledgmentsList of Television ProgramsNotesWorks CitedIndex

"Enjoyable to read, creative, and well-argued, The Queer Fantasies of the American Family Sitcom reconsiders the political potential of the sitcom in this much-needed addition to the field." - Becca Cragin (Bowling Green State University) "Weekly Book List, March 23, 2018" (Chronicle of Higher Education) "New Books in Communications Studies," New Books Network podcast interview with Tison Pugh (New Books Network) "Transitions: Georgia Institute of Technology Selects New Chief, CUNY York College President to Step Down," compiled by Julia Piper (Chronicle of Higher Education)