I come with stupid, stupid questions. Please help!
As I'm sure I've mentioned at some point or another, I'm doing a part-time French degree. For one of the modules, I have an extended essay to write on a topic of my choice; basically, I'm writing about female homosexuality (and representations thereof) in francophone comics/graphic novels.
So... nothing to do with French, particularly, but I'm wondering if my lovely, lovely flist could do me a favour and answer a couple of questions! It would really help, and I promise I'll be eternally grateful.
1) Are there any well-known, widespread stereotypes of lesbians/female bisexuals that you can think of? Examples are fantastic, if you have them!
2) In terms of comics/graphic novels, are there any lesbianish characters/themes/etc. that you can think of? Any ideas on comics' presentation of women in general?
3) Any thoughts on media (comics or anything else!) portrayals of lesbianism/bisexuality/women?
If there's anything I can do for you in return, be it ficcish or something otherwise within my means, let me know - any responses to any of the questions above would be a huge help to me since I'm kind of flailing around the subject of popular opinion at the moment. Argh.
So... nothing to do with French, particularly, but I'm wondering if my lovely, lovely flist could do me a favour and answer a couple of questions! It would really help, and I promise I'll be eternally grateful.
1) Are there any well-known, widespread stereotypes of lesbians/female bisexuals that you can think of? Examples are fantastic, if you have them!
2) In terms of comics/graphic novels, are there any lesbianish characters/themes/etc. that you can think of? Any ideas on comics' presentation of women in general?
3) Any thoughts on media (comics or anything else!) portrayals of lesbianism/bisexuality/women?
If there's anything I can do for you in return, be it ficcish or something otherwise within my means, let me know - any responses to any of the questions above would be a huge help to me since I'm kind of flailing around the subject of popular opinion at the moment. Argh.