Bad Sex : Sexuality, Gender and Affect in Contemporary TV / Jacqueline Gibbs, Billy Holzberg and Aura Lehtonen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Holzberg, Billy, author.

Gibbs, Jacqueline, author.

Lehtonen, Aura, author.

Series:

Library of Gender and Popular Culture.

Library of Gender and Popular Culture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sex on television.

Television programs--Political aspects--Great Britain.

Television programs.

Television programs--Political aspects--United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (272 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), 2025.

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2025.

System Details:

text file HTML

Summary:

Bad Sex traces the evolution of representations of sex on screen, from earlier portrayals of sex as glamorous or taboo, to more complex depictions of often awkward or painful experiences and feelings. Jacqueline Gibbs, Billy Holzberg, and Aura Lehtonen examine the representation of sex and sexuality in contemporary English language drama and dramedy shows like Fleabag (2016, 2019), Sex Education (2019-23), I May Destroy You (2020) and Euphoria (2019-), arguing that TV is where the politics of sexuality and gender is negotiated under the contemporary conditions of neoliberalism. Through a cultural analysis of key television shows, they identify this shift as driven by the diversification of representations of sex and sexuality, as women, trans and non-binary, Black and minority ethnic, working-class and disabled TV professionals carve some space in a traditionally white, middle-class, cis male dominated industry. In doing so, they explore the affective potential and limits of bad sex on our screens and what these representations can tell us about sexual politics and gender cultures today.

Contents:

Introduction Bad Sex on the Small Screen 1.Bad Straight Sex and Heteropessimism in Fleabag 2.Good Sex as Queer/Lesbian Escape in Feel Good and Work in Progress 3.Gay Male Shame and Good Enough Sex in Please Like Me and Special 4.When Sex Was Still Good in It s a Sin and Pose 5.Sex with Your Ex in And Just Like That , The L Word: Generation Q and Queer as Folk 6.Beyond the Boundaries of Bad Sex in I May Destroy You 7.Unlearning Bad Sex in Euphoria and Sex Education Conclusion No Sex, or The End of Bad Sex? Bibliography TV Show and Film Bibliography

ISBN:

9781350418554

1350418552

OCLC:

1485004444