Dangerous, Desperate, and Homosexual: Cinematic Representations of the Male Prostitute as Fallen Angels
Description:
The purpose of this study is to frame the cinematic male prostitute as a "fallen angel" to demonstrate that the evolution of the cinematic hustler has paralleled historicized ideological definitions of male homosexuality. Because cultural understandings of male homosexuality frequently reflect Judeo-Christian ideological significations of sin and corruption, the term "fallen angel" is utilized to describe the hustler as a figure who has also succumbed to sin due to his sexual involvement with …
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Date:
May 2008
Creator:
Lay, John Phillip
Partner:
UNT Libraries