Challenging heterosexism from the other point of view representations of homosexuality in Queer as folk and The L word /
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| Language: | English |
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Bern ; New York :
Peter Lang,
2012.
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Table of Contents:
- Queer representation and popular media
- Television series and homosexuality
- Theoretical background
- Queer studies: current state of research
- Developing theses
- Deconstructing heteronormativity
- Challenging institutionalized
- Attitudes and expectations
- Reinforcing stereotypes
- Subjects of investigation
- Queer as folk and The L word
- Queer as folk (QAF-UK)
- Queer as folk (QAF-US)
- The L word (TLW)
- Format conventions and characteristics
- Methodology
- Preparing audiovisual material for analysis
- Cultural negotiations and television serials
- Analysing content in products of popular media
- Qualitative content analysis
- Methodological steps
- Categories and coding
- Results
- Points of focus
- Creating a homonormative world
- Representation of the others
- Social and legal injustice
- Family: questioning genetic bonds
- Bigotry, homophobia and violence
- Hypocrisy & failing morals
- Heterophobia
- New order and value system
- Pride, self-acceptance and linguistic Resignification
- New forms of partnership
- Families of choice: loyalty and friendship
- Assimilation versus diversity
- Questioning gender and sexual dichotomies
- Unmasking the performativity of gender
- Limits of sexual fluidity
- Stereotypes and the mandate of representation
- Hedonism and promiscuity
- Celebrating a lifestyle: party, sex and drugs
- Dangers and the threat of HIV
- The requirement of youth and beauty
- Politics of visibility
- Visibility and the construction of a community
- Representing queer diversity
- Results, conclusion and outlook.