Les aliens sont des travelos (Aliens are crossdressers)
21.09.23 | 20h
FR
12+
Duration: 1h30
Place: Riches-Claires
Having conducted extensive theoretical research on queer representation in cartoons, Jordan has discovered that the only male characters who consistently (also) wear female clothes are aliens. Since these extra-terrestrial figures are the product of humour and mockery, their only unifying characteristic proves to be that they are freaks: Les Zinzins de l’espace, Lilo and Stitch, American Dad, the Teletubbies, Les Supers Nanas, etc, are all animated films and series that feature the same queer archetype: The dehumanised. This dehumanisation of LGBTQIA+ people is not the only curse; some production companies even go as far as to portray the sexual and gender minorities as beings that should be feared or even despised.
How is the queer cartoon community dehumanised and demonised? In this 1.5h lecture, Jordan Roger will present his analysis that confirms the lesson that queer and trans people have gradually internalised throughout their lives: we are aliens.
TW: Colourful cartoon passages ; analysis of discriminatory language, suggested sexual violence.