<p>The aim of this essay is to answer the question of how, and in what ways Martina Bigert’s and Maria Thulin’s picture <em>Allt om min buske</em> (literally, <em>All about my bush</em>) is queer. Inspired by Judith Butler’s idea of the heterosexual matrix, and Michel Foucault’s discourse I attempt to investigate how sex and sexuality are described in relation to heteronormativity, and if <em>Allt om min buske</em> is either norm-breaking or norm-creating in a wider perspective. This study concludes that antinormativity and queerness are evident within the framework of the picture. It portrays, for example, female masculinity and male femininity, a woman’s desire for another woman, femininity attracted to femininity and phallic symbols associated to female characters, all in a narrative structure that resembles female sexuality. My study also reveals how film critics used <em>Allt om min buske</em> to create and maintain social and cinematic norms.</p>
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA/oai:DiVA.org:sh-1846 |
| Date | January 2008 |
| Creators | Dahlqvist, Veronika |
| Publisher | Södertörn University College, School of Gender, Culture and History |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | Swedish |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, text |
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