Audiences’ reactions to queerbating: a case study of the television series Gotham (Warner, 2014-2019)
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TexteLangue : français Détails de publication : 2023.
Sujet(s) : Ressources en ligne : Abrégé : Fans of the television series Gotham have often criticized its use of queerbaiting, by which homoerotic relationships are suggested in order to attract a queer audience. Yet lesbian and gay couples such as #Babitha and #Nygmobblepot are depicted quite differently in the show. Our analyses of the series’ official Twitter account, of a fan fiction corpus and of comments and reactions to both reveal a connection between the show’s producers and the public which invites us to redefine the notion of queerbaiting.
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Fans of the television series Gotham have often criticized its use of queerbaiting, by which homoerotic relationships are suggested in order to attract a queer audience. Yet lesbian and gay couples such as #Babitha and #Nygmobblepot are depicted quite differently in the show. Our analyses of the series’ official Twitter account, of a fan fiction corpus and of comments and reactions to both reveal a connection between the show’s producers and the public which invites us to redefine the notion of queerbaiting.
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