Jeremy Fairall, Author at Bright Lights Film Journal

a Jeremy Fairall, Author at Bright Lights Film Journal

Author: Jeremy Fairall

Jeremy Fairall, PhD, is a researcher and instructor based in Southwestern Ontario, Canada. He studies 2SLGBTQI+ Children’s and Young Adult literature and culture. His current project investigates the connections between queer adolescent identity, reading, and literary censorship.

Comedy · Directors · Drama · Franchises & Series · LGBT & Queer · Teen films · Youth

The Jock, the Nerd, the Dork, and the Popular Kid: Shura’s “What’s It Gonna Be,” John Hughes, and Queer Nostalgia

September 17, 2026

To the extent that Shura has “queered” Hughes’s films in the act of paying homage to them, we might wonder how this process is informed by contemporary readings of Hughes,[…]

Author: Jeremy Fairall

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