Straight Girls and Queer Guys: The Hetero Media Gaze in Film and Television

by Christopher Pullen

Book Overview

Exploring the archetypal representation of the straight girl with the queer guy in film and television culture from 1948 to the present day, Straight Girls and Queer Guys considers the process of the 'hetero media gaze' and the way it contextualizes sexual diversity and gender identity. Offering both an historical foundation and a rigorous conceptual framework, Christopher Pullen draws on a range of case studies, including the films of Doris...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1474425860
• ISBN13: 9781474425865
• Release Date: August 2017
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"