{"product_id":"queer-identities-in-popular-culture-laura-j-getty-9781476694559","title":"Queer Identities in Popular Culture: Essays on Representation Since 2010","description":"\u003cp\u003e From the global spectacle of \u003ci\u003eRuPaul's Drag Race\u003c\/i\u003e to queer characters in science fiction universes, queer figures have never been more visible and culturally significant. Drawing on a wide array of television and film examples, this work demonstrates how popular culture not only mirrors changing public attitudes toward gender identity and sexual orientation, but also actively shapes them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The search for identity and our place in the world is a timeless topic, but these essays situate that search in a question: how do non-heteronormative people find themselves, their true selves, in a patriarchal and heteronormative hegemony? The three sections in the book highlight a few possible ways of answering that question: reimagining patriarchal society and genres, altering one's identity based on new insights (or being forced to alter one's identity), and revealing the truth about one's identity that has been there all along. All of these approaches involve expanding representation with positive depictions that lead to greater acceptance, even in the face of increasing pushback.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Laura J. Getty\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1476694559\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781476694559\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/11\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 308\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.92lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.70d","brand":"Laura J. Getty","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48445113434367,"sku":"9781476694559","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a157ed2b-200f-4810-8ff7-6a82568125c8.jpg?v=1777216633","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/queer-identities-in-popular-culture-laura-j-getty-9781476694559","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}