Esmé FransenDoktorand
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Esmé is a PhD candidate in Cinema Studies at the Department of Media Studies. Her research interests include queer reception, queer female stardom, lesbian (in)visibility and audience-industry relations in Hollywood. Her dissertation, "MILFS, Memes, and Merry Pranksters: Lesbian Icons in Twenty-First Century Algorithmic Culture" investigates contemporary queer (female) visibility through the phenomenon of the contemporary lesbian icon.
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My dissertation, "MILFS, Memes, and Merry Pranksters: Lesbian Icons in Twenty-First Century Algorithmic Culture" investigates contemporary queer (female) visibility through the phenomenon of the contemporary lesbian icon. Focusing specifically on Hollywood stars who are discussed as lesbian icons, I assess the sociopolitical, economic, and technological developments that underpin the lesbian icon’s heightened visibility in the twenty-first century media landscape.
