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1	The Rainbow Effect: Exploring the Implications of Queer Representation in Film and Television on Social Change Reddy, Maya S 01 January 2014 (has links) In this thesis, I explore how specific films and television shows use the preexisting structure and mechanics of narrative film in order to create queer characters and stories that defy their otherness and stereotypes, thus creating a profound cinematic experience. Not only does the manipulation of these structures and mechanics heighten the realism and depth of the narrative at hand, it also enhances audience identification by allowing queer viewers to find themselves and straight viewers to understand the “other.” In this manner, the New New Queer Cinema and television have had lasting effects on the modern gay rights movement, changing perceptions and attitudes of society on an extremely personal level and making way for incredible strides in public policy changes. film television queer queer rights pretty little liars boys don't cry the good wife grey's anatomy tumblr fans new queer cinema new new queer cinema laura mulvey Film and Media Studies Television