Staging Gender and Sexuality in Experimental TV Entertainment

Via examples from recent Norwegian experimental TV shows, this article explores the function of "eye-catchers," parodic (hetero)sexualization, female masquerade and neo-masculinization as strategies for "repetitions with a difference" of traditional styles and motifs by female sh...

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Published in:Journal of homosexuality 2008-01, Vol.54 (1-2), p.169-191
Main Author: Muhleisen, Wencke
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aesthetics
Entertainment
Esthetics
experimental entertainment
Female
Feminism
Gays & lesbians
Gender
Gender Identity
Heterosexuality
Homosexuality
Humans
LGBTQ studies
Male
masquerade
Norway
parody
post-modernism
Postmodernism
queer aesthetics
queer gendering
Queer theory
Sexual behaviour
Sexuality
sexualization
Social criticism & satire
Television
Television programs
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Summary:Via examples from recent Norwegian experimental TV shows, this article explores the function of "eye-catchers," parodic (hetero)sexualization, female masquerade and neo-masculinization as strategies for "repetitions with a difference" of traditional styles and motifs by female show hosts, as well as the queer gendering and sexualization of men and masculinities by their male counterparts. Both formats represent innovative renegotiations of gender and sexuality that illustrate the relationship between post-modernism and queer aesthetics.
ISSN:0091-8369
1540-3602
DOI:10.1080/00918360801952069