I Am they.' Non-Binary Representation in Television Fiction as a Manifestation of Social Conceptions

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ID3606684
AutoresVítor Blanco-Fernández (0000-0002-4906-3577, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, autor correspondente), Isabel Villegas-Simón (0000-0003-3064-6876, Universitat Pompeu Fabra), María T Soto-Sanfiel (0000-0002-1364-8821, National University of Singapore)
Ano2024
Volume71
Fascículo14
Páginas3426-3447
Data de publicação2024-12-05
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of Homosexuality (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0091-8369 • E-ISSN: 1540-3602
EditoraInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00918369.2024.2302424
PMID38193863
OpenAlexW4390781024
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas9
Referências citadas46

This qualitative research uses a case study to observe non-binary representation in TV fiction. The Dan character from the Spanish series HIT (RTVE, 2020-present), who is the first openly non-binary character in Spanish TV fiction, is analyzed through the lens of Queer Media Studies. The research applies a combination of content and discourse analysis. Qualitative content categories include a character's visibility, identity, relevance, embodiment, and social interaction. Discourse analysis categories include character's construction, lexicalization, propositional framing, and focus. Results show that Dan's non-binary depiction revolves around three significant axes: dualism, confusion, and exceptional talent. These axes frame social attitudes toward non-binary people and are composed by a set of features identified in Dan's case which also informs society's mind-sets. These traits are proposed as an analytical-theoretical tool for further analyses of non-binary representation in different cultural contexts. The outcomes of this research may inform audiovisual industries, regulations and academia, and are useful to consolidate non-binary media studies

Political science · Politics · Representation (politics · Social representation · Sociology · European Cultural and National Identity · Media Studies and Communication · Narrative Theory and Analysis · Psychology · Social Psychology