https://padlet.com/cmst3252020/hjgvd9yc9u99qq9s A Queer Theory and Polysemic Analysis en-us 2020-12-09 19:58:27 UTC 2025-11-08 23:10:12 UTC hello@padlet.com cmst3252020 https://padlet.com/cmst3252020/hjgvd9yc9u99qq9s/wish/1003923295 This critique explores the messages communicated in the characters treatment of their gender and queerness in a rigid environment, and how their notions of power and freedom are impacted by this treatment.]]> 2020-12-09 20:11:47 UTC https://padlet.com/cmst3252020/hjgvd9yc9u99qq9s/wish/1003923295 cmst3252020 https://padlet.com/cmst3252020/hjgvd9yc9u99qq9s/wish/1004107074 2020-12-09 21:06:42 UTC https://padlet.com/cmst3252020/hjgvd9yc9u99qq9s/wish/1004107074 cmst3252020 https://padlet.com/cmst3252020/hjgvd9yc9u99qq9s/wish/1004107498 2020-12-09 21:06:51 UTC https://padlet.com/cmst3252020/hjgvd9yc9u99qq9s/wish/1004107498 cmst3252020 https://padlet.com/cmst3252020/hjgvd9yc9u99qq9s/wish/1004122866 Ruby and Hillary side by side reference]]> 2020-12-09 21:12:05 UTC https://padlet.com/cmst3252020/hjgvd9yc9u99qq9s/wish/1004122866 cmst3252020 https://padlet.com/cmst3252020/hjgvd9yc9u99qq9s/wish/1004134640 2020-12-09 21:16:02 UTC https://padlet.com/cmst3252020/hjgvd9yc9u99qq9s/wish/1004134640 cmst3252020 https://padlet.com/cmst3252020/hjgvd9yc9u99qq9s/wish/1004139990 2020-12-09 21:17:54 UTC https://padlet.com/cmst3252020/hjgvd9yc9u99qq9s/wish/1004139990 cmst3252020 https://padlet.com/cmst3252020/hjgvd9yc9u99qq9s/wish/1004150047 2020-12-09 21:21:22 UTC https://padlet.com/cmst3252020/hjgvd9yc9u99qq9s/wish/1004150047 cmst3252020 https://padlet.com/cmst3252020/hjgvd9yc9u99qq9s/wish/1004162552 This GIF shows Christina just after the potions wears off and she sheds William’s skin, and Ruby’s anger at the “gender reveal,” making sense of why Christina didn’t approach her as herself to begin with.]]> 2020-12-09 21:25:48 UTC https://padlet.com/cmst3252020/hjgvd9yc9u99qq9s/wish/1004162552 cmst3252020 https://padlet.com/cmst3252020/hjgvd9yc9u99qq9s/wish/1004178239 2020-12-09 21:31:55 UTC https://padlet.com/cmst3252020/hjgvd9yc9u99qq9s/wish/1004178239 cmst3252020 https://padlet.com/cmst3252020/hjgvd9yc9u99qq9s/wish/1004178984 Ruby is pictured bloody here to show that she’s just completed her metamorphosis from Hillary back to herself.]]> 2020-12-09 21:32:13 UTC https://padlet.com/cmst3252020/hjgvd9yc9u99qq9s/wish/1004178984 cmst3252020 https://padlet.com/cmst3252020/hjgvd9yc9u99qq9s/wish/1004179751 This is from the scene shortly after Ruby meets Christina as William]]> 2020-12-09 21:32:29 UTC https://padlet.com/cmst3252020/hjgvd9yc9u99qq9s/wish/1004179751 cmst3252020 https://padlet.com/cmst3252020/hjgvd9yc9u99qq9s/wish/1004188937 2020-12-09 21:35:57 UTC https://padlet.com/cmst3252020/hjgvd9yc9u99qq9s/wish/1004188937 cmst3252020 https://padlet.com/cmst3252020/hjgvd9yc9u99qq9s/wish/1004206871 This scene in Strange Case between Montrose and Sammy symbolizes his metamorphosis, as the viewer watches him go from hiding himself to acceptance of his identity. Here, he does experience momentary freedom, which i referred to in my critique as illusory freedom, when he feels comfortable enough to kiss Sammy for the first time.]]> 2020-12-09 21:43:00 UTC https://padlet.com/cmst3252020/hjgvd9yc9u99qq9s/wish/1004206871 cmst3252020 https://padlet.com/cmst3252020/hjgvd9yc9u99qq9s/wish/1004215818 2020-12-09 21:46:39 UTC https://padlet.com/cmst3252020/hjgvd9yc9u99qq9s/wish/1004215818 cmst3252020 https://padlet.com/cmst3252020/hjgvd9yc9u99qq9s/wish/1004216160 This scene occurs in the beginning of episode six, where Montrose picks a fight with Sammy over the possibility of being “outed.”]]> 2020-12-09 21:46:46 UTC https://padlet.com/cmst3252020/hjgvd9yc9u99qq9s/wish/1004216160 cmst3252020 https://padlet.com/cmst3252020/hjgvd9yc9u99qq9s/wish/1004227345 This scene takes place in the last episode, but I’ve included it because the last minute of it shows there’s finally is intimacy presented between the two woman—not as Hillary or William.]]> 2020-12-09 21:51:00 UTC https://padlet.com/cmst3252020/hjgvd9yc9u99qq9s/wish/1004227345 cmst3252020 https://padlet.com/cmst3252020/hjgvd9yc9u99qq9s/wish/1004259907 For the sake of establishing the theory I’m using, this website concisely summarizes the goal of queer theory and defines relevant terms. In my case, I’m using it as a means to show how the characters feel like they have to assimilate into dominant norms achieve power and/or freedom.]]> 2020-12-09 22:04:06 UTC https://padlet.com/cmst3252020/hjgvd9yc9u99qq9s/wish/1004259907 cmst3252020 https://padlet.com/cmst3252020/hjgvd9yc9u99qq9s/wish/1004293621 This Reddit post, specifically the first and original post, presents a theory that is aligned with the very point I made in my critique: that the message about Montrose murdering Yahima at the end of episode four could be received as a repression of his own sexuality.]]> 2020-12-09 22:19:35 UTC https://padlet.com/cmst3252020/hjgvd9yc9u99qq9s/wish/1004293621 cmst3252020 https://padlet.com/cmst3252020/hjgvd9yc9u99qq9s/wish/1004334385 This article beautifully articulates multiple points I’ve made in my critique: what his murder of Yahima represents to him, fearing the loss of power, his brief moment of acceptance with Sammy, etc.]]> 2020-12-09 22:41:16 UTC https://padlet.com/cmst3252020/hjgvd9yc9u99qq9s/wish/1004334385 cmst3252020 https://padlet.com/cmst3252020/hjgvd9yc9u99qq9s/wish/1004356865 Christina explains to Ruby why she subverts her gender via this potion and the difficulties she’s encounter trying to achieve her goals as a woman practicing magic. It can be taken as successfully countering the norm, or as a backhanded achievement because she’s progressing, but with a male apperance.]]> 2020-12-09 22:53:47 UTC https://padlet.com/cmst3252020/hjgvd9yc9u99qq9s/wish/1004356865 cmst3252020 https://padlet.com/cmst3252020/hjgvd9yc9u99qq9s/wish/1004379126 Companion to the show Lovecraft Country is a podcast hosted by Ashley Ford and the show’s writer Shannon Houston. This is a hyperlink to a contextual discussion of episode five, Strange Case.]]> 2020-12-09 23:06:05 UTC https://padlet.com/cmst3252020/hjgvd9yc9u99qq9s/wish/1004379126 cmst3252020 https://padlet.com/cmst3252020/hjgvd9yc9u99qq9s/wish/1004517442 This is the song featured during the ballroom scene and speaks deeply to how Montrose self-identifies with loneliness more than anything else, as a result of self-denial]]> 2020-12-10 00:24:50 UTC https://padlet.com/cmst3252020/hjgvd9yc9u99qq9s/wish/1004517442 cmst3252020 https://padlet.com/cmst3252020/hjgvd9yc9u99qq9s/wish/1004528256 This song is featured during the scene where Montrose and Sammy are intimate, so while there is acknowledgment of queerness in the act, the song speaks to both Montrose’s emotional intimacy issues and Sammy’s unrequited love for him.]]> 2020-12-10 00:29:46 UTC https://padlet.com/cmst3252020/hjgvd9yc9u99qq9s/wish/1004528256 cmst3252020 https://padlet.com/cmst3252020/hjgvd9yc9u99qq9s/wish/1004543975 In this interview, Michael K. Williams dives into Montrose’s character: his behavior in the culture and historical context, his emotional state, the gendered expectations put on him, etc.]]> 2020-12-10 00:37:27 UTC https://padlet.com/cmst3252020/hjgvd9yc9u99qq9s/wish/1004543975