A short talk on "Queer Realism" on YouTube

PART I


PART II


A really fascinating analysis of what is wrong with YouTube from a film theory (particularly queer film theory) perspective. Juhasz shows how the sheer volume and unruly nature of YouTube makes it nearly impossible for ideas of community, cause or theory to develop alongside the representations of "queer" culture through video. In my last post about YouTube, I showed the potential positive aspects of the informality, social (rather than political) focus of videos and lack of structure on the site. Juhasz has some interesting ideas about the negative side of these dynamics.

From Part II: "Without such theoretical bedrock, that is theory about form, queer realist practice on YouTube cannot take what is the most common second step for political film movements, namely as representation increases, those studying a movement quickly realise that expanded visibility is only the most preliminary of radical ambitions."