Revisiting Melodrama

This article focuses on two post-apartheid melodramatic films that engage with the experiences of queer characters. While melodrama is often dismissed as a less serious and less sophisticated cinematic genre, I argue that it can be powerfully used to problematise dominant cultural discourses around...

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Main Author: Andy Carolin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Johannesburg 2025-04-01
Series:The Thinker
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Online Access:https://journals.uj.ac.za/index.php/The_Thinker/article/view/4143
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