Representation Flashcards
(17 cards)
What is the sci fi genre known for?
Pushing the boundaries of representations.
Why can sci fi genre texts get past content censors?
By writers and producers saying the representations and discourses take place in a fictional universe, and are therefore not real.
What did Brooker say he wanted to create in Black Mirror?
More female and non heteronormative characters.
What did Brooker say is ‘powerfully resonant’.
That same sex relationships would have been condemned in 1987 under President Reagen
What can explain why Yorkie is so uneasy at the start of the episode?
Because she may of been treated badly for being gay before she got into her accident. The start of the episode could be the first time she has agency over how she performs gender rituals.
What is Yorkie wearing at the beginning of the episode?
Very gender neutral clothing
What about Kelly and Yorkie’s relationship breaks stereotypes?
They are a gay couple, inter-racial and two elderly women which one of them are is physically disabled.
How is there not a invisible gender binary in San Junipero?
Heteronormative gender binaries are erased (yorkies fiance and kelly rejecting wes) or acknowledged as part of a more complex gender identity (Kelly’s Husband).
How is the normalisation of Kelly’s bisexuality an important step foward?
Bisexuality is marginalised even within the LGBTQ community.
How are the themes of the afterlife represented?
Utopian ‘Heaven’ for Kelly and Yorkie.
What christian concept does SJ represent?
Purgatory as characters are in a state between life and death.
What does the establishing shots of clean beaches and oceans portray?
An aspirational life for the residents and those considering passing over.
What does San Junipero allow it’s residents to do?
Live at their ideal age (most opt for mid 20s)
From what scenes can we infer american politics and Yorkie’s family at the time were hostile to queer identities?
Yorkie being uncomfortable at the start, scenes between Kelly and the nurse
What are a lot of the representations of youth?
Archetypes drawn from 1980s teen films.
What is there a distinct binary between?
Young and old. It offers stereotypical reps of youth and elderly.
How is interectionality explored in SJ?
Yorkie is queer, old and disabled. These parts of her identity impact how she represents herself in the VR town.
