Queer cinema schoolgirls, vampires and gay cowboys /
"Queer Cinema: Schoolgirls, Vampires, and Gay Cowboys illustrates queer cinematic aesthetics by highlighting key films that emerged at historical turning points throughout the twentieth century. The book traces the representation of gays and lesbians from the sexual liberation movements of the...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
Wallflower,
[2012]
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| Series: | Short cuts (London, England) ;
50. |
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| Online Access: | Full text (Emerson users only) |
| Summary: | "Queer Cinema: Schoolgirls, Vampires, and Gay Cowboys illustrates queer cinematic aesthetics by highlighting key films that emerged at historical turning points throughout the twentieth century. The book traces the representation of gays and lesbians from the sexual liberation movements of the roaring 1920s in Berlin to the Stonewall Rebellion in New York City and the emergence of queer activism and film in the early 1990s. The book explains early tropes of queerness, such as the boarding school or the vampire, and describes the development of camp from 1950s Hollywood to underground art of the late 1960s in New York City. It concludes with an exploration of the contemporary mainstreaming of gay and lesbian films and global queer cinema. Queer Cinema: Schoolgirls, Vampires and Gay Cowboys thus offers an introduction to a gay and lesbian film history, but also contributes to an academic discussion about queer subversion of mainstream film."--Provided by publisher. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (136 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 125-133) and index. Includes filmography (pages 119-124). |
| ISBN: | 9780231850209 0231850204 |