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Feb 12
The Butch Factor
In class today, we watched Christopher Hines’ film The Butch Factor, about masculinity and gay men — the link takes you to the film’s official web site. The site includes a description of the film, early reviews, and information about purchasing the DVD.
An abridged version of the video (about 46 minutes long) can be seen at LogoTV.com. The full-length version is available from Netflix, and probably from other DVD outlets as well.
Here is some additional information about some of the men featured in the film:
- Trevor Hoppe (the Ph.D. student who decided to “be all the fag I can be”) is nearly finished with his doctorate and already has several scholarly as well as popular publications. His book, Beyond Masculinity: Queer Men on Gender, Sex, and Politics, is scheduled to be published early next year.
- View the online CV of Keith Harris, professor at UC-Riverside, here.
- Bill Yoelin (the rugby player who likes the Incredible Hulk) has worked extensively in filmography as an editor.
- Queer Today is the forum/news site founded by Mark Snyder.
- Jack Malebranche is the pen name of Jack Donovan. You can find out more about his book, Androphilia, and his anti-gay gay views at the book’s web site.
- Larry Gross is a professor of communication at USC Annenberg School for Communication. He worked with George Gerbner on cultivation theory, and he has also published scholarship on homosexuality and communication, including the 1993 book Contested Closets: The Politics and Ethics of Outing, (University of Minnesota Press).
- Brent Calderwood’s music can be sampled here, and some of his graphic art can be seen here.
