Latinx Representation in Hollywood
Arcelia Gutiérrez / University of Michigan
Arcelia Gutiérrez reflects on the “Latinx Representation in Hollywood” panel at FLOW 2018.
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Latinx Representation in Hollywood
Combating Nativist Ideology: Latinx Representation and Immigration Reform
Nathan Rossi / University of Texas at Austin
Nathan Rossi considers contemporary Latinx representation and the relationship between entertainment television and immigration reform.
Read moreThe Homogenized Queerness of Historical Television
Britta Hanson / University of Texas at Austin
What does the presence of queer characters accomplish in historical shows? How much historicity do their depictions require? Britta Hanson explores the positive – and frequently negative – implications of modern-framed queer characters placed in the past.
Read moreContours of the Closet: Conceptualizing Straight / Gay on Teen TV
Wendy Peters / Nipissing University
Wendy Peters explores the gendered boundaries of straight, closeted, and gay characters on 90210 and Glee.
Read moreTeen TV’s Post-Closet and Postracial Fictions
Wendy Peters / Nipissing University
Wendy Peters examines “post-” political representations — post-racial, post-closet — and the ways in which they erase the realities of racism, homophobia, and normative privilege from the teen televisual landscape.
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