Course
FYI-103: Rethinking the 'F Word': Feminisms for the 21st Century
Document Type
Student Paper
Publication Date
2018
Disciplines
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies | Other Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies | Other Film and Media Studies
Description, Abstract, or Artist's Statement
This paper examines the lack of representation of the queer community in today's film and television productions. Recent work such as The CW's The 100 and Nickelodeon's The Legend of Korra are used to create an intersectional analysis of the tropes associated with queer characters and the effect that queer representation has on viewers. The intersectionality of queer rights and feminism is mapped out in an effort to understand the root of the issue and, in that discovery, find solutions for the future.
Augustana Digital Commons Citation
Harris, Jack. "The Power of Queer Representation in the Media" (2018). Audre Lorde Writing Prize.
https://digitalcommons.augustana.edu/wollstonecraftaward/25
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License
Included in
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies Commons, Other Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Commons, Other Film and Media Studies Commons
Comments
2nd Place Long Essay Award Winner, 2018