Jandl: Women Youtubers give practical advice like not to be afraid to express their opinion in public. Knowing that young women speak less than their male colleagues, it is a good one!
#GenderStudiesLMU
Jandl: Girl Youtubers write self help books after their girl followers ask for advice. There is an important sense of responsibility in their writing as well as youtube channels. They present themselves as big sisters. exEmma Blackery, in her book"Feel Good" #GenderStudiesLMU
Silke Jandl: at the beginning, girl youtubers shot videos alone in their bedroom. It guaranteed the authenticity of the content they produced. Authenticity was the expectation the viewers have. But now there's a lot of advertising... #GenderStudiesLMU
George-Claude: Question from the audience: What about censorship?
the answer: I did not think about it but we can discuss it next year (it is planned to organize another workshop next year). Thank you George-Claude!!! #GenderStudiesLMU
George-Claude: Girls like Boys who are like them, caring and empathic. They can relate to them and explore sexuality without being intimate with someone. #GenderStudiesLMU
George-Claude: YAOI mangas (homosexual romance) fonction as safe space for women. They will be able to express and consume eroticism without being harassed. #GenderStudiesLMU
George-Claude: Boy Bands were sold as the antitheses of Hiphoppers and rockers.Their masculinity was soft. The rumor of homosexuality was de rigueur so they didn't frighten the girls parents unlike the black artists. #GenderStudiesLMU
George Claude: Boy Bands are cultural products consumed by girls. We can consider them as gay products as well because they "look gay". #GenderStudiesLMU
Opening (Eliane Elmaleh): "Let me tell you all the pleasure I have to welcome you on this innovative subject: Girlhood, Gay Product culture, Pop culture!..."
And the first participant is Georges-Claude Gilbert from the University of Le Havre. He will present on the "Effete Boy Bands, Yaoi Mangas and RuPaul's Drag Queens: Interpreting Straight Teenage Girls' Love for Gay Cultural Products" !!! Stay tuned !!!!
Figures of the Migrant in the Arts I. Last week I gave a plenary talk at a wonderful conference at Le Mans Université, France. The event brought together many important studies of migrant literature, poetry, film, and art. https://t.co/r6evzydSrt