Discourses on media, LGBT+ representation and the representational effects of boys love (BL) series in the Brazilian fandom

Autores/as

  • Igor Leonardo de Santana Torres torres.igorsantana@gmail.com
    Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA)

Resumen

Discussions about politics and media, reality and fiction, going over topics such as support for the LGBT+ community and assumption of sexuality, have been recurrent among boys love (BL) fans both in Brazil and abroad. I will address part of the discourses on LGBT+ representation in BL series by the Brazilian fandom and offer an overview of how some of these debates have unfolded both in East and Southeast Asian countries and in Brazil, and what they may mean, seeking a better understanding of the nuances that surround them. For that, I have used as a basis ethnographic and digital fieldwork in the Brazilian BL fandom and literature that explores this dimension of the consumption experience of BL series in other East and Southeast Asian countries, such as China and the Philippines. Among the conclusions, I highlight that, despite the mistrust of the representational potential of BL series, they are presented by fans as a space of alternative representation and experimentation of other possible worlds.

Biografía del autor/a

Igor Leonardo de Santana Torres, Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA)

Doutorando em Antropologia (UFBA), mestre em Antropologia (UFRN), bacharel em Estudos de Gênero (UFBA).

Publicado

2024-01-11

Cómo citar

de Santana Torres, I. L. (2024). Discourses on media, LGBT+ representation and the representational effects of boys love (BL) series in the Brazilian fandom. Revista Brasileira De Estudos Da Homocultura, 6(21), 77–112. Recuperado a partir de https://periodicoscientificos.ufmt.br/ojs/index.php/rebeh/article/view/15508

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Sección

DOSSIÊ TEMÁTICO: Gêneros, Sexualidades e Cultura Pop