The Queer Cinema of Derek Jarman - Critical and Cultural Readings

Informationen zum Autor Niall Richardson is Lecturer in Film at the University of Sussex. He has written for the journals 'Social Semiotics', 'Sexualities', 'Paragraph', 'Journal of Popular Culture', 'Feminist Media Studies' and 'Scope: International Journal of Film Studies'. Klappentext Derek Jarman has been called the 'godfather' of the early 1990s cinematic movement now known as 'Queer Cinema'. This book views Jarman's uniquely personal - and pleasurable - cinema through the analytical prism of 'queer'. Zusammenfassung Derek Jarman has been called the 'godfather' of the early 1990s cinematic movement now known as 'Queer Cinema'. This book views Jarman's uniquely personal - and pleasurable - cinema through the analytical prism of 'queer'. Inhaltsverzeichnis Up-to-date table of contents: Introduction1. What's Queer2. Queer Cinema3. Masculinity 1: Rough Trade and Sugar Daddies4. Masculinity 2: The Masochistic Hero5. Femininity 1: The Queer Performance of Tilda Swinton6. Femininity 2: Sublime Femininity7. The Legacy of Jean Genet on Film8. AIDS and its Metaphors: (Re)Imaging the SyndromeConclusionNotesBibliographyIndex

Product details

• Authors: Niall Richardson, Niall (University of Sussex Richardson
• Publisher: Tauris, I.B.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.10.2008
• EAN: 9781845115364
• ISBN: 978-1-84511-536-4
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 158 mm x 236 mm x 24 mm
• Series: International Library of Cultu; International Library of Cultu
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Photography, film, video, TV; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories