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Hetero/Homosexuality in Classical Hollywood + Sexualities on Film Since the Sexual Revolution

• Aspects of traditional Hollywood narrative that present heterosexuality as natural / default
• How homosexuality was connotated in classical Hollywood cinema (the pansy, gender inversion)
• How the Production Code regulated heterosexuality and homosexuality in film (+ what it was responding to)
• How changing views of homosexuality post WWII changed sexuality (and homosocial affection) in film
• Negative portrayals of non-straight characters in film (stereotypes, linked with violence or death, etc.)
• Improvements in the representation of LGBT film characters over time (give examples)