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‘Finally, a Gay Movie without a Bad Vibe’: Queer Nostalgia, Affection and Gender Identity in

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This chapter analyzes the nostalgic representation in the film Call Me by Your Name (Luca Guadagnino, 2017), focusing on how gender and sexuality roles are depicted and the power relations that these representations establish. The analysis is grounded in the idea that representation is a discursive practice influenced by power dynamics, shaping our understanding of reality. This chapter conceptualizes queer nostalgia not as a romanticized return to the past but as a mnemonic practice aimed at creating new roots and defending a shared heritage.

Keywords: Call me by your name ; Cultural Narratives ; Discursive Practices ; Evaluative horizons ; Media Representation ; memory ; Nostalgia ; Power Dynamics ; Queer Nostalgia ; Social network analysis

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‘Finally, a Gay Movie without a Bad Vibe’: Queer Nostalgia, Affection and Gender Identity in Call Me by Your Name
Intellect , 285 (2024); https://doi.org/10.1386/9781789389425_16
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