Killing Off the Lesbians

A Symbolic Annihilation on Film and Television

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de Liz Millward, Janice G. Dodd et Irene Fubara-Manuel

Type

Studies

Sujet

Sociology

Mots Clés

lesbianism, representation, sociology

Année d'édition

2017

Editeur

McFarland & Co

Langue

anglais

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Format

Paperback • 212 pages
6 x 9 inches (15 x 23 cm)

ISBN

978-1-4766-6816-1

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Description de l'ouvrage:
So, the film or television lesbian character dies. It seems to happen frequently. But does it really? If so, is it something new? Surveying the fates of numerous characters over decades, this study shows that killing off the lesbian is not a new trend. It is a form of symbolic annihilation and it has had an impact in real life.

When more women are working behind the scenes, what appears on-screen also becomes more diverse—yet unhappily the story lines don’t necessarily change. From the Xenaverse to GLAAD to the Lexa Pledge, fans have demanded better. As fan fiction migrates from the computer screen to the printed page, authors reanimate the dead and insist on happy endings.

À propos des auteurs :
Liz Millward is an associate professor of women’s and gender studies at the University of Manitoba, Canada.
Janice G. Dodd is a professor of women’s and gender studies and a professor of physiology and pathophysiology in the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, at the University of Manitoba.
Irene Fubara-Manuel conducts research in creative and critical practice at the University of Sussex, United Kingdom.

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