Gill Valentine
The alternative fairy story: Diana and the sexual dissidents
Valentine, Gill; Butler, Ruth
Abstract
By drawing on feminist and queer theory this paper explores the nature of Diana, Princess of Wales' changing relationship with the gay comnunity, and gay politics. We argue that from her wedding to her funeral, Diana's life and death epitomised a series of powerful paradoxes. She began her married life as the embodiment of heterosexuality, at the heart of a royalist landscape characterised by hierarchy, deference, patriarchy and class privilege. She was a symbol of the 'centre', the establishment, that was supposed to represent unity yet ironically marked division; she was in a powerful position yet powerless. But we go on to argue that at her death, she had become the embodiment of radicalism and a powerful survivor.
Citation
Valentine, G., & Butler, R. (1999). The alternative fairy story: Diana and the sexual dissidents. Journal of gender studies, 8(3), 295-302. https://doi.org/10.1080/095892399102553
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Online Publication Date | Aug 3, 2010 |
Publication Date | 1999-11 |
Journal | JOURNAL OF GENDER STUDIES |
Print ISSN | 0958-9236 |
Electronic ISSN | 1465-3869 |
Publisher | Routledge |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 8 |
Issue | 3 |
Pages | 295-302 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1080/095892399102553 |
Keywords | Social Sciences (miscellaneous); Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous); Gender Studies |
Public URL | https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/391457 |
Publisher URL | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/095892399102553 |
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