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Pillion, Owen L., On Objects and Affections: Contemporary Representations of
the Gay Man/Straight Woman Dyad in Popular Film and Television. Master of Arts
(Radio, Television and Film), December, 2000, 98 pp., bibliography, 62 titles.
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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Pillion, Owen L. On Objects and Affections: Contemporary Representations of the Gay Man/Straight Woman Dyad in Popular Film and Television, thesis, December 2000; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2706/m1/2/: accessed April 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .