48 Mark Theories and Examples Flashcards
queer theory
explores and challenges the way in which heterosexuality is constructed as normal and how the media has limited representations of gay men and women
pirates of the carribean captain jack sparrow
An ironic and over the top performance.
Overly elaborate costume and eye makeup.
Uses feminine and camp gestures.
Not what we consider masculine.
Judith Butler (1999)
male and female behaviour roles are not the result of biology but are constructed and reinforced by society through the media and our culture
Judith Butler says that there are a number of
exaggerated representations of masculinity and femininity
Joss Stone
was over-sexualised at a young age
1950’s
police activity enforced laws that prohibited sexual activities between men and women
when was homosexuality decriminalised in the UK?
1967
when was homosexuality decriminalised in India?
2009
in parts of Africa and Asia
you can be punished by death for being gay
world heath organisation removed homosexuality as an illness in
1977
civil partnerships between gay couples became legal in the UK in
2004
Queer as Folk date
1999
Queer as Folk suggests
that there is a more open and fluid approach to sexuality
University of California study
3.5% of America identifies as Gay, Lesbian or Bisexual
3.5% is
9 million of Americas population
population of America
325.7 million
the amount of gay people in America is the same as
the whole population of New Jersey and the population of the Cotswolds 104 times
what percentage of the UK population didn’t know what to identify themselves as?
4.1%
of the 125 movies released by major US studios in 2016, it was found that
only 23 contained characters who identified as gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender or queer
what is queer-baiting?
queerbaiting is the practice of hinting at, but never actually depicting, a potential romantic same-sex romantic relationship between two characters.
examples of queerbaiting
sherlock
how does Sherlock show queerbaiting
In the very first episode, the show sets up a vibrant chemistry between the two, so much so that other characters in the show mistake Holmes and Watson for a gay couple. It continues as a running gag throughout the show, and the characters laugh it off like it’s a joke.
why is Queerbaiting bad?
writers are able to attract an LGBT audience with vague promises of representation, implied by the text and often encouraged by the writer, but will then never actually confirm or explicitly show said representation, reducing the amount of effort that has to be put in on their part.
key members of the LGBT community
Karl Heinrich Ulrichs Barbara Gittings Harvey Milk Magnus Hirschfeld Audre Lorde Bayard Rustin Christine Jorgensen
