Abstract
What does it mean to "play gay"? This chapter seeks to answer this question by examining not only Sean Penn's performance of homosexuality in Milk (Gus Van Sant 2008), but also the politics of that performance which, I argue, is inseparable from the identity of the performer.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Millennial Masculinity |
Subtitle of host publication | Men in Contemporary American Cinema |
Editors | Timothy Shary |
Place of Publication | Detroit |
Publisher | Wayne State University Press |
Pages | 52-65 |
Number of pages | 13 |
ISBN (Print) | 9780814334355 |
Publication status | Published - 2013 |