On Objects and Affections: Contemporary Representations of the Gay Man/Straight Woman Dyad in Popular Film and Television

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.

Grantor dc:publisher

University of North Texas

Year dc:date

2000

Author dc:creator

• Pillion, Owen L.

Contributors dc:contributor

• Negra, Diane
• Benshoff, Harry
• Hoerschelmann, Olaf

• Gay men in mass media.
• Gay men -- Relations with heterosexual women.
• Homosexuality in motion pictures.
• Homosexuality on television.
• queer theory
• popular culture
• homosexuality
• film
• television
• stereptypes
• representation

Statement dc:rights

• Public
• Copyright
• Pillion, Owen L.
• Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

Language dc:language

English

Identifier

oclc: 47770964
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OAI identifier oai:identifier

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