| Description: | This project explores the representational strategies used to depict a gay male/straight female dyad across a variety of popular media. The study problematizes and critically evaluates how the narrativization of the dyad both challenges and reinforces stereotypes of gay men and at the same time circulates a troubling image of femininity in the figure of the straight woman. This line of argument is extended to the context of "Lifestyle Television" to demonstrate how the dyad implicitly structures two particular programs. It is suggested that the prevalence of the dyad is in part indicative of an assimilation of a particular gay identity into mainstream culture. The ideological implications of the dyad are discussed throughout this thesis. |
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| Creator(s): | Pillion, Owen L. |
| Creation Date: | December 2000 |
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Publisher Name: University of North Texas
Place of Publication: Denton, Texas
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| Original Creation Date: | December 2000 | |
| Description: | This project explores the representational strategies used to depict a gay male/straight female dyad across a variety of popular media. The study problematizes and critically evaluates how the narrativization of the dyad both challenges and reinforces stereotypes of gay men and at the same time circulates a troubling image of femininity in the figure of the straight woman. This line of argument is extended to the context of "Lifestyle Television" to demonstrate how the dyad implicitly structures two particular programs. It is suggested that the prevalence of the dyad is in part indicative of an assimilation of a particular gay identity into mainstream culture. The ideological implications of the dyad are discussed throughout this thesis. |
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Master of Arts
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Master's
Discipline:
Radio, Television and Film
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Department of Radio, Television and Film
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University of North Texas
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| Language: | English | |
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| Keyword(s): | queer theory | popular culture | homosexuality | film | television | stereptypes | representation | |
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| Resource Type: | Thesis or Dissertation | |
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Pillion, Owen L.
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