Books written by Joshua Gamson
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Freaks Talk Back: Tabloid Talk Shows and Sexual Nonconformity
Then as the interview went on, I could sense these guys saying to themselves, “Well, gee, we were like hooting and whistling at her and she ain't what she seems.” And then when the third person came out, the cous pile really hit the fan ...
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Claims to Fame: Celebrity in Contemporary America
You can't just tell everybody , “ Gee , they're great , they're going to be working some day . ” Sometimes we've actually gotten our clients work so that they have something to talk about . When we take on a client , if they don't have ...
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The Fabulous Sylvester: The Legend, the Music, the Seventies in San Francisco
It turned out that Dooni had discovered not just God but sex at Palm Lane. By the age of eight, Sylvester later told the journalist Barry Walters, he had been introduced to “the life”—homosexual life—by a choir leader.
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Freaks Talk Back: Tabloid Talk Shows and Sexual Nonconformity
With wit and passion, "Freaks Talk Back" illuminates the joys, dilemmas, and practicalities of media visibility in an age of shock, amusement, and turmoil. 9 photos.
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The Fabulous Sylvester: The Legend, the Music, the Seventies in San Francisco
The personal story of the 1970s disco singer relates his humble origins, his early days as a chorus singer and member of the notorious Cockettes theatrical group, and the flamboyant energy and changing lifestyles that shaped his career.
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Modern Families: Stories of Extraordinary Journeys to Kinship
Gamson brings us extraordinary family creation tales that illuminate this changing world of contemporary kinship.
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The Fabulous Sylvester: The Legend, the Music, the Seventies in San Francisco
The personal story of the 1970s disco singer relates his humble origins, his early days as a chorus singer and member of the notorious Cockettes theatrical group, and the flamboyant energy and changing lifestyles that shaped his career.
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Modern Families: Stories of Extraordinary Journeys to Kinship
Gamson brings us extraordinary family creation tales that illuminate this changing world of contemporary kinship.
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Modern Families: Stories of Extraordinary Journeys to Kinship
These tales are deeply personal and political.
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Claims to Fame: Celebrity in Contemporary America
Yet, by tying this description to a compelling argument about the nature of our investment in celebrity images, the book does much more. It should have an important place in future discussions of the mass media and American culture.