Sex and Sexuality in the Shadow of Death: Reflections on the First Two Seasons of Six Feet Under

ABSTRACT

In this short article, arising out of the context of the author’s participation in an audience research study of spectatorial uses of the moving image, depictions of sex and sexuality in HBO’s Six Feet Under are explored, with particular reference to the way in which the show’s seeming awareness of unconscious processes is deployed in order to make the characters more whole.

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Hywel Probert

Hywel Probert is currently training as a counselor in the Gestalt tradition. He works as a development manager for a social enterprise that supports young people leaving care, and strongly believes in both the transformative powers of the arts, and the potential of interdisciplinary study to uncover new vistas.