Cross-Dressing in Taiwanese Dramas: A Reinforcement of Heteronormativity

Authors

Jelana E. Szymanski, Gettysburg CollegeFollow

Class Year

2018

Document Type

Student Research Paper

Date of Creation

Spring 2018

Department 1

East Asian Studies

Abstract

An examination of temporary cross-dressing in Taiwanese romantic comedy dramas that seeks to analyze how gender, sexuality and romance are portrayed. The following discourses will be used to demonstrate how these dramas often support heteronormative ideals: the absurdity of gender, the utilitarian cross-dresser, the idea of the true (bio)gender, the eroticization of the female body, the bivalent kiss, the Sexuality Crisis Bro trope, 'gender does not matter' as romance, and relationship dynamics.

Comments

Written as a capstone paper for East Asian Studies.

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Recommended Citation

Szymanski, Jelana E., "Cross-Dressing in Taiwanese Dramas: A Reinforcement of Heteronormativity" (2018). Student Publications. 622.
https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/student_scholarship/622