{"product_id":"lgbt-inclusion-in-american-life-pop-culture-political-imagination-and-civil-rights-9781479819751","title":"LGBT Inclusion in American Life: Pop Culture, Political Imagination, and Civil Rights","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA compelling explanation of the American public's acceptance of LGBT freedoms through the lens of pop culture\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHow did gay people go from being characterized as dangerous perverts to military heroes and respectable parents? How did the interests of the LGBT movement and the state converge to transform mainstream political and legal norms in these areas? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUsing civil rights narratives, pop culture, and critical theory, \u003ci\u003eLGBT Inclusion in American Life\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of how exclusion was transformed into inclusion in US politics and society, as pop culture changed mainstream Americans thinking about \"non-gay\" issues, namely privacy, sex and gender norms, and family. Susan Burgess explores films such as \u003ci\u003eCasablanca\u003c\/i\u003e, various James Bond movies, and \u003ci\u003eJulie and Julia\u003c\/i\u003e, and television shows such as \u003ci\u003ethirtysomething\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Americans\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as the Broadway sensation \u003ci\u003eHamilton\u003c\/i\u003e, as sources of growing popular support for LGBT rights. By drawing on popular culture as a rich source of public understanding, Burgess explains how the greater public came to accept and even support the three central pillars of LGBT freedoms in the post-World War II era: to have consensual adult sex without fear of criminal penalty, to serve openly in the military, and to marry legally. \u003ci\u003eLGBT Inclusion in American Life\u003c\/i\u003e argues that pop culture can help us to imagine unknown futures that lead beyond what we currently desire from contemporary politics, and in return asks now that the mainstream public has come to accept LGBT freedoms, where might the popular imagination be headed in the future?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSusan Burgess\u003c\/b\u003e is Distinguished Professor Emerita of Political Science at Ohio University and a Senior Professional Lecturer at DePaul University. She is the author and co-editor of many books including \u003ci\u003eLGBTQ Politics: A Critical Reader and Radical Politics in the United States.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"New York University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50453156823314,"sku":"9781479819751","price":31.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_45de8b75-984b-4200-89ce-cb68710700cc.jpg?v=1729837576","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/lgbt-inclusion-in-american-life-pop-culture-political-imagination-and-civil-rights-9781479819751","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}