Publications

Publication details [#43534]

Shugart, Helene A. 2005. On Misfits and Margins: Narrative, Resistance, and the Poster Child Politics of Rosie O'Donnell. Communication and Critical/Cultural Studies 2 (1) : 52–76.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

gay | mass media | narrative | power | public speech

Place, Publisher

Routledge

Annotation

This presentation of the O'Donnell case provides an opportunity to explore mediated representations of "coming out" as a lesbian, and helps to understand how competing resistance narratives are negotiated by dominant narratives.