Queering Mayberry - An Exploration of Sexuality and Gender in the Andy Griffith Show

Queering Mayberry: An Exploration of Sexuality and Gender in the Andy Griffith Show reexamines the show through the frame of queer theory, offering a fresh perspective on its significance in the Southern Appalachians. It will be valuable to scholars and students in Appalachian studies, media studies, queer theory, and social history.

List of contents

1. Mayberry and Queer Ephemera 2. Barney: Portrait of the Queer Fool 3. Howard: The Boy Who Is Good to His Momma 4. Wild Men of the Hollar: Exploring Archetypes of the Appalachian 'Other' 5. Blurring Gender in the Hills: Old Maids, Eroticism and a Longing to be Seen 6. Opie's Queered Education 7. You Can't Go Home Again

About the author

Matthew Thomas-Reid, Ph.D is Associate Professor in Leadership and Educational Studies and affiliate faculty with Gender, Women's, and Sexuality Studies at Appalachian State University. He began his career as a middle school social studies teacher, and his areas of research include Appalachian Studies, philosophy of education, cultural studies, and gender and sexuality.

Summary

Queering Mayberry: An Exploration of Sexuality and Gender in the Andy Griffith Show reexamines the show through the frame of queer theory, offering a fresh perspective on its significance in the Southern Appalachians. It will be valuable to scholars and students in Appalachian studies, media studies, queer theory, and social history.

Product details

• Authors: Matthew Thomas-Reid
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 07.03.2025
• EAN: 9781032756592
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3275659-2
• No. of pages: 126
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; History, Media Studies, Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture, Cultural Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, Gender studies, gender groups, Gay & Lesbian studies, Literary theory, SOCIAL SCIENCE / LGBTQ+ Studies / General, LGBTQ+ Studies / topics