The Limits of Desire
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3614808 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Bill Johnson González (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 1-2 |
| Pages | 13-39 |
| Publication date | 2014-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | GLQ A Journal of Lesbian and Gay Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1064-2684 • E-ISSN: 1527-9375 |
| Publisher | Duke University Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1215/10642684-2370351 |
| OpenAlex | W2124063229 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 3 |
The small-budget independent film On the Downlow, directed by Tadeo Garcia and released in 2004, represents the star-crossed romance between two male Latino members of a Chicago street gang. I argue that the film provides a critique of the city's racialized organization of space, as well as a critique of the paradoxical hypermasculine homosociality of the street gang itself. The film's protagonist must decide whether he will remain loyal to his gang or loyal to his lover - but he is incapable of embracing a queer identity. Since the film dramatizes a failed and tragic love affair, I suggest that it provides an important counternarrative to the mainstream gay movement's celebration of well-adjusted, happy homosexuals
Aesthetics · Art · Garcia · Humanities · Identity (music · Mainstream · Political science · Psychoanalysis · Queer · Romance · Sociology · Gender Studies · Law · Philosophy · Psychology · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,29 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2023 (5) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |