An edition of Queer Images: A History of Gay and Lesbian Film in America (Genre and Beyond) (2005)

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a history of gay and lesbian film in America

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An edition of Queer Images: A History of Gay and Lesbian Film in America (Genre and Beyond) (2005)

Queer images

a history of gay and lesbian film in America

by and

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'Queer Images' chronicles the representation of lesbian, gay, bisexual and queer sexualities over 100 years in American film. This book explores not only the ever-changing images of queer characters onscreen, but also the work of queer filmmakers and thecultural histories of queer audiences.

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Rowman & Littlefield Pub., Rowman & Littlefield
Language
English
Pages
321

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Motion pictures Gays in motion pictures Homosexuality in motion pictures Homosexuality and motion pictures Motion pictures, united states History and criticism Homoseksualiteit Films Homosexualite? au cinema Homosexuels au cinema Homosexualite? et cinema Cinema LGBTQ film and television Motion pictures--united states Pn1995.9.h55 b44 2006 791.43/653

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Cover of: Queer images
Queer images: a history of gay and lesbian film in America
2006, Rowman & Littlefield Pub., Rowman & Littlefield
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Queer Images: A History of Gay and Lesbian Film in America
2006, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
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Queer Images: A History of Gay and Lesbian Film in America (Genre and Beyond)
October 28, 2005, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
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Queer Images: A History of Gay and Lesbian Film in America (Genre and Beyond)
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Table of Contents

What is queer film history?
From pansies to predators, queer characters in early American cinema
Discreet charms, queer filmakers in classical Hollywood
"Those wonderful people out there in the dark", queer audiences and classical Hollywood cinema
Fear and loathing in postwar Hollywood
Exploitation or art?, queer films beyond Hollywood
Hollywood and the sexual revolution
Producing pride, queers make movies
Out of the closet and into the art house
A matter of life and death, AIDS, activism, film and video
Hollywood is burning, new queer cinema
Queer eye for the straight Hollywood executive
Queer independent film at the turn of the millennium.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Lanham, Md
Series
Genre and beyond

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Library of Congress
PN1995.9.H55 B44 2006, PN1995.9.H55B44 2005

The Physical Object

Pagination
viii, 321 p. :
Number of pages
321

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL23240420M
ISBN 10
0742519716, 0742519724
LCCN
2005012348
OCLC/WorldCat
60188500
LibraryThing
3978865
Goodreads
1584296
656262

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OL6027346W

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