Production, Race, and Style

Media and the Queer Gesture

This week I explored the concept of how queer media portrays TV characters and how drag queens, specifically Kevin Aviance

“Queer viewers are no longer bereft of the opportunity to see ourselves on screens and devices large, small, fixed, and

In my blog post I wanted to make sure that it connected to my final project so I could continue

The Fung reading was about how the media promotes a desexualized image of Asian men and essentially leaves a gap

While doing these readings, I kept the topic of my final project in mind. The “affect” reading was incredibly relevant,

For this weeks post, I wanted to combine queer representation in the media from the Keywords reading and the concept

I was interested in the connection between the quote, “(Affect) is the term given to those forces—visceral forces beneath, alongside,

This weeks reading and keyword prompted me to think about present day digital communities and how we communicate with each

“Affect is also studied through the lens of emotional labor and media work, in recognition that affect is both

I decided to create a video based on my topic which has to do with multiple representations of contestants on