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Killing Off the Lesbians: A Symbolic Annihilation on Film and Television

Killing Off the Lesbians: A Symbolic Annihilation on Film and Television - Paperback

by Liz Millward, Janice G. Dodd, Irene Fubara-Manuel
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Availability:In StockContributor:Liz Millward, Janice G. Dodd, Irene Fubara-ManuelAudience:Young AdultPublish date:7/18/2017Pages:212
Language:EnglishPublisher:McFarland & CompanyISBN-13:9781476668161ISBN-10:1476668167UPC:9781476668161Book Category:Social ScienceBook Subcategory:LGBTQ+ Studies, Women's Studies, Popular CultureBook Topic:Gay StudiesSize:9.00 x 5.90 x 0.60 inchesWeight:0.571Product ID:SCT8KMWNNZ

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.

Language:EnglishPublisher:McFarland & CompanyISBN-13:9781476668161ISBN-10:1476668167UPC:9781476668161Book Category:Social ScienceBook Subcategory:LGBTQ+ Studies, Women's Studies, Popular CultureBook Topic:Gay StudiesSize:9.00 x 5.90 x 0.60 inchesWeight:0.571Product ID:SCT8KMWNNZ
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.
Publisher: McFarland & Company

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

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

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