University of South Florida Scholar Commons Graduate Theses and Dissertations Graduate School 7-14-2008 The hC annel for Gay America? A Cultural Criticism of The Logo Channel’s Commercial Success on American Cable Television Michael Johnson Jr. University of South Florida Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd Part of the American Studies Commons Scholar Commons Citation Johnson, Michael Jr., "The hC annel for Gay America? A Cultural Criticism of The Logo Channel’s Commercial Success on American Cable Television" (2008). Graduate Theses and Dissertations. https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/321 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate School at Scholar Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Graduate Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of Scholar Commons. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. The Channel for Gay America? A Cultural Criticism of The Logo Channel’s Commercial Success on American Cable Television by Michael Johnson Jr. A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Liberal Arts Department of Humanities & American Studies College of Arts and Sciences University of South Florida Major Professor: Elizabeth Bell, Ph.D. David Johnson, Ph.D. Sara Crawley, Ph.D. Date of Approval: July 14, 2008 Keywords: Advertisement, Programming, Queer, Sexuality, Activism © Copyright 2008, Michael Johnson Jr. Acknowledgements I can’t begin to express the depth of appreciation I have for everyone that has supported me throughout this short but exhausting intellectual endeavor. Thanks to David Johnson, Ph.D. & Sara Crawley, Ph.D.