Theories

Stuart Hall a cultural theorist ( in Eastenders it would be related as Syed struggles to choose between his faith and Christian) and this would lead onto the reception theory as different cultural audiences and general audience reception would have different reactions towards this situation.


such storylines raises peoples awareness and BBC helpline is there for people who might be affected by the storyline.


book on 'cultural representational and signifying practices'

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Judith Butler- Queer theory


book- gender trouble and 'the lesbian phallus and morphological imaginary'


Quote from gender trouble- there is no identity behind the expressions of gender; that identity is perform actively constituted by the very 'expression that are said to be its results.'


Quote from the lesbian phallus..- 'perhaps the promise of the phallus is always dissatisfying in some way'



could be used for desperate housewives and home and away


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http://etheses.nottingham.ac.uk/1113/1/Queer_Television_Thesis_FINAL_DRAFT_amended_date_and_footnotes.pdf

The representation of gays in uk

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