Our Flag Means Death: Piracy, Workplace Comedy, and Queer Time.

  • Published In: Clio (0884-2043), 2024, v. 51, n. 2. P. 133 1 of 3

  • Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: RUSSO, STEPHANIE 3 of 3

Abstract

The article "Our Flag Means Death: Piracy, Workplace Comedy, and Queer Time" explores the use of creative anachronism in historical television series, focusing on the show "Our Flag Means Death." The series reimagines eighteenth-century piracy as a workplace comedy with queer and non-binary identities, challenging normative understandings of chronology and periodization. By blending historical drama with workplace comedy, the show creates a unique hybrid that queers time, collapses periodization, and emphasizes emotional authenticity across time periods. The representation of piracy as a queer space aligns with historical depictions of pirates as engaging in homosocial relationships and challenges normative concepts of sexuality and masculinity. [Extracted from the article]

Additional Information

  • Source:Clio (0884-2043). 2024/03, Vol. 51, Issue 2, p133
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Drama and Theater Arts
  • Publication Date:2024
  • ISSN:0884-2043
  • Accession Number:182762169
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