2014 Annual Conference • Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (LGBTQ) Studies • panel

Performing and Subverting Heteronormativity in Hollywood and Beyond

This panel considers the difference and effect between performing and subverting heteronormativity within Hollywood itself and specifically within the US film Hedwig and the Angry Inch and South Korea’s Two Weddings and a Funeral.

Presentations

Playing It Straight: Heartthrobs Still Can’t be Queer in Hollywood

Presenters

Kevin Calcamp

Subverting Heteronormativity in the Search for Self: An Examination of Love and Relationships in Hedwig and the Angry Inch

Presenters

Deanna Nicole Rodriguez

Two Weddings and a Funeral (2012): A Korean Queer Romantic Comedy Which Is Not Queer

Presenters

Soo Kim

Session chairs

Mark John Isola