{"product_id":"bad-sex-sexuality-gender-and-affect-in-contemporary-tv-9781350418523","title":"Bad Sex: Sexuality, Gender and Affect in Contemporary TV","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBad Sex\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJacqueline Gibbs, Billy Holzberg, and Aura Lehtonen examine the representation of sex and sexuality in contemporary English language drama and 'dramedy' shows like \u003ci\u003eFleabag\u003c\/i\u003e (2016, 2019), \u003ci\u003eSex Education\u003c\/i\u003e (2019-23), \u003ci\u003eI May Destroy You\u003c\/i\u003e (2020) and \u003ci\u003eEuphoria\u003c\/i\u003e (2019-), arguing that TV is where the politics of sexuality and gender is negotiated under the contemporary conditions of neoliberalism. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJacqueline Gibbs\u003c\/b\u003e is Senior Lecturer in Sociology at City St George's, University of London, UK. Her research explores political and socio-cultural conceptualisations of vulnerability and care. She has published on these themes in \u003ci\u003eFeminist Media Studies\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMAI Feminism and Visual Cultures\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFeminist Review\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSociological Review Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBilly Holzberg\u003c\/b\u003e is Lecturer in Social Justice at King's College London, UK. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eAffective Bordering: Race, Deservingness and The Emotional Politics of Migration Control\u003c\/i\u003e (2024). His research examines the sexual and affective politics that shape growing social inequalities, nationalism, and right-wing authoritarianism. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eAura Lehtonen\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor in Sociology at the University of Greenwich, UK. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Sexual Logics of Neoliberalism in Britain: Sexual Politics in Exceptional Times\u003c\/i\u003e (2023). Her research explores how difference, diversity and inequalities are understood, conceptualised and represented in contemporary culture and politics, with a specific focus on sexuality.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51321627672850,"sku":"9781350418523","price":104.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d9a50107-a0dd-47e7-b0b1-fede5f1520ac.jpg?v=1748591797","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/bad-sex-sexuality-gender-and-affect-in-contemporary-tv-9781350418523","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}