City University of New York (CUNY) CUNY Academic Works All Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects 6-2017 Not My Queer: Queer Representation in Contemporary Italian Serial Television Julia Heim The Graduate Center, City University of New York How does access to this work benefit ou?y Let us know! More information about this work at: https://academicworks.cuny.edu/gc_etds/2000 Discover additional works at: https://academicworks.cuny.edu This work is made publicly available by the City University of New York (CUNY). Contact:
[email protected] NOT MY QUEER: QUEER REPRESENTATION IN CONTEMPORARY ITALIAN SERIAL TELEVISION by, Julia Heim A dissertation submitted to tHe Graduate Faculty in Comparative Literature in partial fulfillment of tHe requirements for tHe degree of Doctor of PHilosopHy, The City University of New York 2017 © 2017 JULIA HEIM All Rights Reserved ii Not My Queer: Queer Representation in Contemporary Italian Serial Television by Julia Heim THis manuscript Has been read and accepted for tHe Graduate Faculty in Comparative Literature in satisfaction of tHe dissertation requirement for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. Date [Giancarlo Lombardi] CHair of EXamining Committee Date [Giancarlo Lombardi] Executive Officer Supervisory Committee: Monica Calabritto Nancy K. Miller THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK iii ABSTRACT Not My Queer: Queer Representation in Contemporary Italian Serial Television by Julia Heim Advisor: Giancarlo Lombardi Contemporary Italian television, like many national televisions, Has entered a period in wHicH tHe relationsHips tHe producers and consumers of televisual content are increasingly indistinguisHable. In tHis age of media convergence tHe new participants of tHis medium work across platforms to actively engage, consume, create, and recreate botH televisual content and our understanding of tHe medium.