The Full Monty? Meaning construction and performative possibilities in media depictions of the male strip show
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DOI: 10.1177/1363460720927641
Abstract: This article questions the progressive potential of media depictions of male strip shows. I examine two overriding discourses within media representations, comparing these to the experiences of male dancers and female customers gleaned through ethnographic… read more here.
Keywords: media depictions; full monty; strip; construction ... See more keywords
Brothers from another mother: Seeing the uncanny in US popular media depictions of South Africa
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DOI: 10.1177/13678779221090986
Abstract: This article examines a pattern of popular US audiovisual media depictions of post-apartheid South Africa, which portray SA as harbouring latent danger. I use these depictions as an entry point into a broader web of… read more here.
Keywords: media depictions; seeing uncanny; mother seeing; another mother ... See more keywords
Resisting Normal: Questioning Media Depictions of Autistic Youth and Their Families
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DOI: 10.16993/sjdr.56
Abstract: A critical social sciences perspective, critical race and disability studies, media studies, lived experience, and the neurodivergence movement shape a conceptual framework in this paper to critique and resist popular media tropes of autistic people… read more here.
Keywords: resisting normal; media depictions; questioning media; depictions autistic ... See more keywords