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Lesbian Web Series narrate female-centred stories, strengthen identity construction, and generate transnational communities beyond cultural barriers. Julia Obermayr explores the first definition of a new format, the first representations of lesbian women in US-American, Canadian, and Spanish web series from 2007 and onward, as well as their reciprocal effects regarding identity construction and community building of their transnational, mainly female, audience.
The analyzed corpus comprises scenes taken from Venice the Series (2009) and its backstory »Otalia« on the soap opera Guiding Light (1952-2009), Seeking Simone (2009), Out With Dad (2010), Féminin/ Féminin (2014), Chica Busca Chica (2007) and its cinematic sequel De Chica En Chica (2015), as well as Notas Aparte (2016).
Frontmatter 1
Contents 5
Acknowledgements 9
Preface 13
Introduction 17
Introduction 25
1. Questions of Methodology 27
2. Lesbian Identities 41
3. Lesbian Web Series: The Medium 85
4. The Lesbian Code 113
Introduction 145
5. Approaching Female Identities in Lesbian Web Series within Anglo-, Hispano-, and Francophone Contexts 147
6. Effects of Lesbian Web Series on their Audiences 189
7. Conclusion 223
Abbreviations 231
Table of Figures 233
References 235