Proposal Title
Gay Semiotics and the Struggle for Representation
Abstract
This presentation is an examination of the gay male community of the Castro District in San Francisco during the late 1970s through the work of photographer Hal Fisher. By examining how Fisher’s representation of the Castro manipulated the way viewers understood male homosexuality (as being Caucasian and youthful), insight will be gained on Fisher’s place within a “Gay Mainstream,” the diversity of the Castro District, and its reflection of the gay community.
Start Date
24-3-2017 9:00 AM
End Date
24-3-2017 9:50 AM
Presentation Type
Paper
Disciplines
Arts and Humanities | Contemporary Art | Gender and Sexuality | Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies | Photography
Gay Semiotics and the Struggle for Representation
U-Hall 3-103
This presentation is an examination of the gay male community of the Castro District in San Francisco during the late 1970s through the work of photographer Hal Fisher. By examining how Fisher’s representation of the Castro manipulated the way viewers understood male homosexuality (as being Caucasian and youthful), insight will be gained on Fisher’s place within a “Gay Mainstream,” the diversity of the Castro District, and its reflection of the gay community.
