Christopher Pullen

Straight Girls and Queer Guys (eBook, ePUB)

The Hetero Media Gaze in Film and Television

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Produktbeschreibung

Examines the emergence of gay male and female heterosexual alliances within contemporary media

Exploring the archetypal representation of the straight girl with the queer guy in film and television culture from 1948 to the present day, Straight Girls and Queer Guys considers the process of the 'hetero media gaze' and the way it contextualizes sexual diversity and gender identity. Offering both an historical foundation and a rigorous conceptual framework, Christopher Pullen draws on a range of case studies, including the films of Doris Day and Rock Hudson, the performances of Kenneth Williams, televisions shows such as Glee, Sex and the City and Will and Grace, the work of Derek Jarman, and the role of the gay best friend in Hollywood film. Critiquing the representation of the straight girl and the queer guy for its relation to both power and otherness, this is a provocative study that frames a theoretical model which can be applied across diverse media forms.

Key features

• Reveals the impact of neoliberalism within minority representations in contemporary media
• Offers an inter-cultural and interdisciplinary approach, in revealing new linkages between social agency and media consumption
• Defines new historical approaches in exploring the history of queer representation within the media

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Edinburgh University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Januar 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781474411028
• Artikelnr.: 72429874

Autorenporträt

Christopher Pullen is Senior Lecturer in Media Theory at Bournemouth University, UK. His research interests relate to the representation of minority identity in the media, with a particular focus on sexual diversity, AIDS, youth and school education. His recent books include: Gay Identity, New Storytelling and the Media (2012), Queer Youth and Media Cultures (2014), and Queer Love in Television and Film (2013) (co-edited with Pamela Demory).

Inhaltsangabe

List of figures
Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter 1: The Hetero Media Gaze
Chapter 2: Queer Gazes and Identifications
Chapter 3: Film and Commodity
Chapter 4: TV and Domesticity
Chapter 5: Documentary and Performance
Chapter 6: Youth, Realism and Form
Conclusion
Select Filmography
References