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Female Identities in Lesbian Web Series : Transnational Community Building in Anglo-, Hispano-, and Francophone Contexts / Julia Obermayr.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Queer Studies ; 28Publisher: Bielefeld : transcript Verlag, [2020]Copyright date: ©2020Description: 1 online resource (256 p.)Content type:
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  • 9783839452912
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  • online - DeGruyter
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- Introduction -- Questions of Methodology and Theoretical Framework -- Introduction -- 1. Questions of Methodology -- 2. Lesbian Identities -- 3. Lesbian Web Series: The Medium -- 4. The Lesbian Code -- Analysis of Empirical Data -- Introduction -- 5. Approaching Female Identities in Lesbian Web Series within Anglo-, Hispano-, and Francophone Contexts -- 6. Effects of Lesbian Web Series on their Audiences -- 7. Conclusion -- Abbreviations -- Table of Figures -- References
Summary: Lesbian Web Series narrate female-centred stories, strengthen identity construction, and generate transnational communities beyond cultural barriers. Julia Obermayr explores the first definition of a new format, the first representations of lesbian women in US-American, Canadian, and Spanish web series from 2007 and onward, as well as their reciprocal effects regarding identity construction and community building of their transnational, mainly female, audience.The analyzed corpus comprises scenes taken from Venice the Series (2009) and its backstory »Otalia« on the soap opera Guiding Light (1952-2009), Seeking Simone (2009), Out With Dad (2010), Féminin/ Féminin (2014), Chica Busca Chica (2007) and its cinematic sequel De Chica En Chica (2015), as well as Notas Aparte (2016).
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- Introduction -- Questions of Methodology and Theoretical Framework -- Introduction -- 1. Questions of Methodology -- 2. Lesbian Identities -- 3. Lesbian Web Series: The Medium -- 4. The Lesbian Code -- Analysis of Empirical Data -- Introduction -- 5. Approaching Female Identities in Lesbian Web Series within Anglo-, Hispano-, and Francophone Contexts -- 6. Effects of Lesbian Web Series on their Audiences -- 7. Conclusion -- Abbreviations -- Table of Figures -- References

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Lesbian Web Series narrate female-centred stories, strengthen identity construction, and generate transnational communities beyond cultural barriers. Julia Obermayr explores the first definition of a new format, the first representations of lesbian women in US-American, Canadian, and Spanish web series from 2007 and onward, as well as their reciprocal effects regarding identity construction and community building of their transnational, mainly female, audience.The analyzed corpus comprises scenes taken from Venice the Series (2009) and its backstory »Otalia« on the soap opera Guiding Light (1952-2009), Seeking Simone (2009), Out With Dad (2010), Féminin/ Féminin (2014), Chica Busca Chica (2007) and its cinematic sequel De Chica En Chica (2015), as well as Notas Aparte (2016).

funded by Hugo Schuchardt-Foundation

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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