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Volume 9, Issue 2
  • ISSN: 2055-5695
  • E-ISSN: 2055-5709

Abstract

In , Volume 10 (2014) of , and the subsequent Palgrave collection, queer studies and gender studies scholars argue that intersections of knowledge and power trouble cultural assumptions about sex and gender and, in fact, make a strong case for queering readings of Milton’s poem. Building on this critical thread, we trace the queer pop culture adaptation of . A narrative of queer desire develops, we argue, culminating in contemporary examples such as Lil Nas X’s video for ‘Montero (Call Me By Your Name)’, and the Netflix shows and While these examples focus on Satan as the embodiment of queer identification, the centre of our analysis shifts this queer identification to Christ. 2013’s animated movie uses as queer source material for a story about forgiveness and love.

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