Sexual Identities and the Media
Sexual Identities and the Media Sexual Identities and the Media encourages students to examine media as a site of negotiation for how people make sense of their own and others' sexual identities.…
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Sexual Identities and the Media
Sexual Identities and the Media encourages students to examine media as a site of negotiation for how people make sense of their own and others' sexual identities. Taking a critical/cultural approach, Wendy Hilton-Morrow and Kathleen Battles weave together theory, synthesis of existing research, and original analysis of contemporary media examples in order to explore key areas of debate, including:an historical context for contemporary GLBTQ representations;the advantages and limitations of media visibility, including a discussion of the strengths and limitations of stereotype research and the quest for "positive" representations;the role of consumer culture in constructing GLBTQ identities;strategies of mainstream media resistance by GLBTQ community members, including oppositional/queer reading