SECTION A TV DRAMA Human sexuality is very complex To be able to analyse its representation we need to understand the different forms it can take Male Sexuality Female sexuality Heterosexuality ID: 225317
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Representation of Sexuality
SECTION A – TV DRAMASlide2
Human sexuality is very complex. To be able to analyse its representation, we need to understand the different forms it can take
Male SexualityFemale sexuality
HeterosexualityHomosexualityBisexuality
As a topic, sexuality links closely to gender, but we must be careful not to get the two confused.Slide3
Human sexuality is very complex. To be able to analyse its representation, we need to understand the different forms it can take
Let’s anticipate the issues – what might we expect to see in a text for representation of sexuality?Slide4
Human sexuality is very complex. To be able to analyse its representation, we need to understand the different forms it can take
Male SexualityFemale sexuality
HeterosexualityHomosexualityBisexuality
As a topic, sexuality links closely to gender, but we must be careful not to get the two confused.Slide5
Human sexuality is very complex. To be able to analyse its representation, we need to understand the different forms it can take
Male sexualityFemale sexuality
HeterosexualityHomosexualityBisexuality
As a topic, sexuality links closely to gender, but we must be careful not to get the two confused.
What are some stereotypes that we associate with sexuality?
Use examples of characters that you can think of.Slide6
Batchelor et. al (2004) found that there are limited positive representations of gay and lesbian for young people on television.
This links to the concept of heteronormativity.
Heteronormativity is a cultural bias that represents heterosexuality as the accepted norm.To what extent are we used to heteronormative representations? Why do you think this is? Give examples.Slide7
Male Sexuality
There are many masculine stereotypes associated with male sexuality, but the reality is far more complex.Don Draper
(Mad Men) is the ultimate alpha-male. He is staggeringly heterosexual! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfOIQ0yTYRY
Contrast him with, say,
Simon
(The
Inbetweeners). These are two vastly different representations of male sexuality.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLEEeLLSOhI Slide8
Female Sexuality
Female sexuality is much the same. Female sexuality is generally considered to be feminine and sensual, but this comes in many different forms.
Joan Holloway (Mad Men) is very feminine, but flaunts her sexuality in a very dominant way. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNSawUi-vUA
Skyler White
(Breaking Bad) on the other hand represses her sexuality; she grows frustrated and is driven to depression and adultery.Slide9
Homosexuality
Homosexuality comes in many different shapes and forms.Often the representations will challenge the concepts of patriarchy
and heteronormativity.There are stereotypes relating to homosexuality, but again, representations are often far more complex.Slide10
Homosexuality
Kurt Hummels (Glee): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_
SUPoijkjOQDavid Fisher (Six Feet Under): https://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Aa4h1j91E4
Gay Club Scene (Sex and the City):
https://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVAp0NMbJhoShane McCutcheon (The L Word):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2IQQYuNmWk&feature=relatedSantana Lopez (Glee): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4mChfWYazIOmar Little (The Wire): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiW7foqBJLI