Episode 5: Miss Americana Queer Analysis w/ Film & Media Scholar (Sean Donovan)
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'Pre-making drag: RuPaul’s Drag Race spoiler fandom and queer temporal imagination': https://www.ejumpcut.org/currentissue/Donovan-RuPaulFans/index.html Katie's presentation "Miss Americana & The Heartbreak of Being a Good Girl": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuB2JZhLYq0 Sean's Twitter: twitter.com/mrseanmdonovan Support us on Patreon ($5 monthly) for two bonus episodes every month: patreon.com/thearchers Connect with us on Twitter: twitter.com/TheArchersPod As we approach the two year anniversary of the release of Taylor Swift's documentary, "Miss Americana", Katie and Madyson asked Queer Film, Television, and Media Scholar Sean Donovan to share his analysis after watching it for the first time. Firstly, Katie reveals that Shakira is a lesbian. Sean offers a less biased perspective on the film's themes of isolation and its unfinished nature. They discuss the irony of Taylor craving privacy while being on camera, and how the film contradicts itself more than once. Katie and Madyson sprinkle in some queer analysis of the song Miss Americana & The Heartbreak Prince.
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