This Far, But No Further: Questioning the "Bromance" Trope in Contemporary Film and Television

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dc.contributor.advisorMcCullough, John
dc.contributor.authorJoffe, Robyn Linsey
dc.date.accessioned2020-08-11T12:52:58Z
dc.date.available2020-08-11T12:52:58Z
dc.date.copyright2020-04
dc.date.issued2020-08-11
dc.date.updated2020-08-11T12:52:58Z
dc.degree.disciplineCommunication & Culture, Joint Program with Ryerson University
dc.degree.levelMaster's
dc.degree.nameMA - Master of Arts
dc.description.abstractIn traditionally male-oriented genres of contemporary film and television, the bromance is a relationship that outwardly suggests an acceptance of homosexuality, but is instead actually dependent upon both men being heterosexual; the closeness between these male characters is played for laughs, and no one seriously considers the possibility that the relationship may become romantic. This problem is compounded by the recent popularity of queerbaiting audiences, both within the actual narratives and by those working behind the scenes. I use post-structuralist textual analysis and interviews, as well as the practice of seeing queerly, to examine how bromance relationships are constructed and represented onscreen in the Buddy Cop, Science Fiction and Fantasy, and Superhero genres, and the effects of those representations on society. Media creators have the power to affect cultural change, but only if they stop using the idea that someone might be gay as a punchline.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10315/37773
dc.languageen
dc.rightsAuthor owns copyright, except where explicitly noted. Please contact the author directly with licensing requests.
dc.subjectWomen's studies
dc.subject.keywordsBromance
dc.subject.keywordsRepresentation
dc.subject.keywordsQueerbaiting
dc.subject.keywordsSeeing queerly
dc.subject.keywordsScience fiction
dc.subject.keywordsBuddy cop
dc.subject.keywordsDetective
dc.subject.keywordsFantasy
dc.subject.keywordsSuperhero
dc.subject.keywordsPost-structuralism
dc.subject.keywordsTextual analysis
dc.subject.keywordsHomosocial
dc.subject.keywordsHomophobia
dc.subject.keywordsHomosexuality
dc.subject.keywordsMedia creators
dc.subject.keywordsSubtext
dc.subject.keywordsCulture
dc.subject.keywordsHegemony
dc.subject.keywordsSexuality
dc.subject.keywordsFilm
dc.subject.keywordsTelevision
dc.subject.keywordsCinema
dc.subject.keywordsGender
dc.subject.keywordsMen
dc.subject.keywordsMasculinity
dc.titleThis Far, But No Further: Questioning the "Bromance" Trope in Contemporary Film and Television
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation

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