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Dec. 20th, 2006 03:28 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
beccaelizabethI had a thought about the last Torchwood ep, being trapped in roles defined by gender and sexuality, and how Jack might feel stuck in late 20th / early 21st century, and how he could have changed so much the people who worked with him had to wonder about his sexuality rather than, for instance, having very many demonstrations.
It can wander off into being about Owen and Gwen as well. Not so much Tosh or Ianto on account of them not being there. Though I could apply the same thought tools to other episodes.
Thing is this thought keeps on falling out again whenever I sit down to poke at it.
Gender and sexuality norms and roles, changes therein, and being trapped by. Tis a big Thought.
I've been reading more lit essays. I've decided it helps if I've read the books they're about. Otherwise they're generally sort of meh. But the whole book was on the reading list, not just the essays with words like 'Ibsen' in the title, so read it I am.
Sulk about it I might. Later.
It can wander off into being about Owen and Gwen as well. Not so much Tosh or Ianto on account of them not being there. Though I could apply the same thought tools to other episodes.
Thing is this thought keeps on falling out again whenever I sit down to poke at it.
Gender and sexuality norms and roles, changes therein, and being trapped by. Tis a big Thought.
I've been reading more lit essays. I've decided it helps if I've read the books they're about. Otherwise they're generally sort of meh. But the whole book was on the reading list, not just the essays with words like 'Ibsen' in the title, so read it I am.
Sulk about it I might. Later.