My final project for this course will be part of my larger dissertation project. For this project, I am examining the representation of transgender people in film. This project will consist of not only close textual analysis of relevant films but also an examination of film as part of the larger discourse that shapes how transgender individuals are perceived by society.
Since this project is too large to complete in one seminar, I will be focusing on the way transgender people are presented as farce. Presenting transgender identity and performance as an object of ridicule or as a less than serious decision is one of the many ways transgender identity is deligitimized in film. Representative films include Some Like it Hot, Tootsie and Mrs. Doubtfire.
That sounds cool, Lucy. This is more of a question for your general dissertation, but do you plan to do an analysis of transgender representation in television? Some interesting bits from TV shows (South Park, Family Guy, even Boy Meets World) come to mind...
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