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Review of Leon-Boys, Diana. Elena, Princesa of the Periphery: Disney’s Flexible Latina Girl. Rutgers University Press. 2023. 182 pp. $26.95 paperback. ISBN# 978-1978830172
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\u27A Visual Anecdote of the Passive Aggressive Fight Against Traditionally Gendered Bathrooms\u27
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Shame and the Struggle of Sexual Identity
Get PDFThis paper examines the development and use of language in minority communities within the queer community from the beginning of the 20th century through today. The pre-Stonewall era is explored through two literary works, Quentin Crisp’s The Naked Civil Servant (1997/1968) and Radclyffe Hall’s The Well of Loneliness (1990/1928), and the post- Stonewall era looks at two 21st century groups, the undocuqueer movement and the group of queer people who use Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP), otherwise known as Truvada Whores. Drawing on analysis of the modern groups found in Hinda Seif’s Coming out of the Shadows and undocuqueer and Tim Dean’s Mediated Intimacies, I attempt to explain both the ways that language are used in each era as well as the reason for the differences between the two eras
Standing Under a Sign to Which One Does Not Belong: Desire and (Dis)identification in Catherine Opie’s Self-Portrait Series
Get PDFThis paper will take a closer look at Catherine Opie’s Self-Portrait series. Spanning a decade, from 1993 to 2004, each self-portrait is both reflective of an important time in Opie’s life, and are emblematic of a particular period in the LGBTQ movement. Traditional interpretations of these images have read them as independent of one another. When read together however, they present a subtle yet powerful statement on identity and desire. Using José Muñoz’ disidentification theory as a critical lens, I plan to unpack these images and offer new insights that will bring them in line with contemporary queer theory. While iconic on their own, when read together they create a dialogue that challenges the very concept of normal vs. abnormal and speaks to the validity an entire spectrum of individual identities
Misrepresentation of Women of Color in Western Media
Get PDFThis paper delves into the misrepresentation of women of color in western media. From the perspective of bell hooks (1992), the commodification of the Other serves sinister societal “needs” in order to uphold the white supremacist capitalist patriarchy. Patricia Hill Collins (2000) and Judith Williamson (1986) interpret this as keeping the western racial hierarchy, gender dichotomy, and capitalist markets intact. A vast majority of people believe that any form of representation in the media is a sense of inclusion when in fact misrepresentation is counterproductive and problematic. Catherine A. Lutz and Jane L. Collins (1993) would agree that inaccurate portrayals of people of color, specifically women of color, regress years and countless movements that resulted in social progress. The intersectionality of this issue is pertinent in explaining its origin, motives, results, and consequences. Kimberlé Crenshaw (1997) conveys exactly how false depictions enable current systems of oppression and how endangering it can be to the physical and/or social fate of the Other. In order to bring an end to the social catastrophe of misrepresentation, people must acknowledge the systems that allow it to occur in the first place. Accordingly, this article will show how cultural appropriation, the misrepresentation of women of color, and the desire for Otherness— products of a white supremacist patriarchy—are central to today’s society
