Queer Theory

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Captain Jack Sparrow – Pirates of the Caribbean An ironic and over the top performance Overly elaborate costume and eye make-up Uses feminine and camp gestures Not what we would consider ‘macho’.

Theory: Judith Butler (1999) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Both have built their success on challenging expected notions of femininity ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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Queer theory suggests there are different ways of interpreting contemporary media texts ,[object Object],“ homo-erotic overtones... ironically camp.”

Contemporary Texts ,[object Object],Joey and Chandler (Friends) Strongly heterosexual text Homo-erotic...an interest in each other that exceeds normal friendship

Queer as Folk (1999) ,[object Object],[object Object],Positive in that it represented gay culture rather than an individual character

Brokeback Mountain (2006) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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