Straight Girls and Queer Guys: The Hetero Media Gaze in Film and Television

ISBN-13: 9780748694846 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 / 200 str.

Christopher Pullen

Opis

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.

Spis treści

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