Analysis on the Self-Identification in Lesbian Relationships and Potential Stereotypes Portrayed in Films

DOI

10.2991/assehr.k.210609.086How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Lesbian, Butch, Femme, LGBT, Self-identity, Lesbian movies, Stereotypes

Abstract

The six films to be analyzed in the paper all portray the relationships of lesbian people, and can be briefly categorized into two types, which are respectively masculinized lesbian characters, also known as “butch” in lesbian self-identification, as well as feminine characters, known as “femme”. This paper explores how the chosen lesbian films reveal butch and femme genders in their respective self-identification process and it also attempts to investigate whether there exist stereotypical characterization and presentations. As can be told from the analytical results, some of the characters are with stereotypical constructions whereas others are more complex ones than purely being categorized into such dichotomy.

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© 2021, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Xinwei Zheng
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2021/06/10
TI  - Analysis on the Self-Identification in Lesbian Relationships and Potential Stereotypes Portrayed in Films
BT  - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Language, Art and Cultural Exchange (ICLACE 2021)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 432
EP  - 435
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.210609.086
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.210609.086
ID  - Zheng2021
ER  -