Straight Girls and Queer Guys

The Hetero Media Gaze in Film and Television

AvChristopher Pullen

Häftad, Engelska, 2017

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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.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2017-08-01
Mått:156 x 234 x 17 mm
Vikt:314 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Edinburgh Studies in Film and Intermediality
Antal sidor:200
Förlag:Edinburgh University Press
ISBN:9781474425865

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Christopher Pullen is an Associate Professor in Media and Inclusivity at Bournemouth University. His books include Straight Girls and Queer Guys: The Hetero Media Gaze in Film and Television (Edinburgh University Press 2016), Heroism, Celebrity and Therapy in Nurse Jackie (Routledge 2018), Pedro Zamora, Sexuality and AIDS Education: The Autobiographical Self, Activism and The Real World (Cambria Press 2018), 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).

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Friendships between straight girls and queer guys have a rich, complex place in popular culture that is rarely given sustained scholarly attention. In this sharp, original, and wide-ranging book, Christopher Pullen shows us how representations of this 'unlikely couplin'" work - and how they matter.

Innehållsförteckning

List of figuresPrefaceAcknowledgementsIntroductionChapter 1: The Hetero Media GazeChapter 2: Queer Gazes and IdentificationsChapter 3: Film and CommodityChapter 4: TV and DomesticityChapter 5: Documentary and PerformanceChapter 6: Youth, Realism and FormConclusionSelect FilmographyReferences