The sexual other in Brazilian television

Public and institutional reception of sexual difference

Bibliographic Data

ID7535549
AuthorsAntonio C La Pastina (Texas A&M University, corresponding author)
Year2002
Volume5
Issue1
Pages83-99
Publication date2002-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Cultural Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1367-8779 • E-ISSN: 1460-356X
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/13678779020050010701
OpenAlexW2106735876
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited3

This article explores the representation of sexual others in prime-time Brazilian telenovelas. It investigates how gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered (GLBT) individuals have been portrayed in those media texts. It presents an account of the few images of gay males on telenovelas, with the even fewer ones of lesbian, bisexual and transgendered characters, and attempts to discuss these images in a particular historical moment in Brazil. It also looks at the impact that official censorship, audience ratings, pressure from conservative groups, such as the Catholic Church, and advertisers have on the fate and range of those images. This article ends with two case studies of recent telenovelas that included the most progressive representations in the history of the genre in Brazil

Advertising · Censorship · Lesbian · Media studies · Political science · Politics · Representation (politics · Sociology · Asian Culture and Media Studies · Gender Studies · Law

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