The queering of swan lake: A new male gaze for the performance of sexual desire

Journal of Homosexuality

Volumn 45, Issue 2-4, 2003, Pages 235-255

  Drummond, Kent G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Homoeroticism in dance; Male dancer; Male gaze; Performance of gender

Indexed keywords

DANCING; EROTISM; FEMININITY; GENDER IDENTITY; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; MASCULINITY; PERFORMANCE; REVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ART; DANCING; GENDER IDENTITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 0344874598     PISSN: 00918369     EISSN: 15403602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J082v45n02_11     Document Type: Article

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