Postcolonial Performativity Analysis and It's Relation to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of Southeast Asian BL-themed Short Movies
Abstract. This study looks at how sex, love, and gender are portrayed in
Southeast Asian boys-love (BL)-themed short films. In the popular Japanese
subgenre known as "boys love," male characters are explored in their
romantic and frequently sexual interactions. But Southeast Asia, where the
genre has a devoted following, has seen a substantial increase in its appeal.
Understanding how sex, love, and gender are portrayed within this cultural
framework is the main goal of this study. To evaluate a variety of Southeast
Asian boys who enjoy short films, the research draws on a multimodal
analysis which conforms multidisciplinary model of analysis. Departing
from queer studies and postcolonial performativity, this study employs
careful analysis on the issues of sex, love, and gender between young men
in different contexts of region such as Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines,
Cambodia, and Vietnam. The results of this study add to the body of
knowledge on boys' love and shed light on the distinctive cultural
characteristics of Southeast Asian countries. This research offers insight into
the negotiating of cultural norms and expectations within the setting of
romantic and sexual interactions by looking at how sex, love, and gender are
represented in these short films. The study also looks at how these films
could contradict or support regional gender norms and conventional roles.
In the end, this study seeks to deepen a comprehension of the relationship
between sex, love, and gender in Southeast Asian boys' short movies and its
possible ramifications for more general understanding on Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs).
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