Gay representation, queer resistance, and the small screen. A reception study of gay representations among Flemish fans of contemporary television fiction
By: Frederik Dhaenens
Series: Working Papers Film & TV Studies (WP) -- 2011/1; Working Papers Film & TV Studies (WP) -- 2011/1.
Publisher: Academia Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Gent
Language: eng
Number of pages: 131
ISBN-13: 9789038217406
Description: Drawing on the fruitful insights of queer theory, this study departs from the notion that popular culture can function as articulations of resistance to the discourse of heteronormativity that is being reiterated and consolidated in popular culture products. In particular, this study focuses on the potential of gay representation (representations of those who are identified and/or self-identify as gay, lesbian or bisexual) in contemporary television fiction to resist heteronormative institutions, practices, norms and values.