Household remedies: new narratives of queer containment in the television movie

What constitutes lesbian identity and who gets to define and/or inhabit such an identity in this postmodern and mediated world? This article addresses how the structure of televisual discourse restricts and streamlines "lesbian" representations in television movies. The supposed "progress" of appearing in the virtual public spaces of television and print media may fulfill the queer impulse for visibility in opposition to cultural silence, but it may also come at the price of a depoliticization of queer life and erotic resistance. Taking notice of which deployments of "queerness" are created and supported by text of the television movie, this article seeks insight into how the queer body and queer identity are being hegemonically reconstructed for consumption by this media form.     

Implications of intersubjectivity for supervisory practice

Different aspects of a case will be emphasized depending on the theoretical lens used to understand it. Intersubjectivity theory will be used in case discussion to illustrate how our focus in the case shifts with different theoretical orientations. By using intersubjectivity, the multiple subjectivities: patient, therapist and supervisor’s influence on the therapeutic process are highlighted. Case material is discussed in the context of death and loss.     

Identity Development and Grieving: The Evolving Processes for Parentally Bereaved Women

This paper is a report of the findings from a qualitative researchstudy that explored how the death of a parent influences femaleadolescents, with particular focus on women’s evolvingidentity development. A sample of eighteen women was recruitedfor the study. Findings highlight that constructing a relationshipto the deceased, shifting family dynamics and the ebb and flowof grieving influenced identity development. The women’sdevelopment allowed them to more fully recognize their parent’ssubjectivity and, in turn, allowed them to see more aspectsof themselves. The active process of ‘re-membering’(Myerhoff, 1982) the deceased through a variety of activitiescontributed to identity development. Implications for socialwork practice will be discussed.