Boys Don't Cry

The Oscar-winning film Boys Don't Cry (1999) offered the first mainstream access to transmasculine embodiment in North America. This book relocates the film within historical and conceptual contexts that influenced its ambivalent reception while emphasizing the importance of trans visibilities and representations in the mainstream.

A propos de l'auteur

Chase Joynt is assistant professor of gender studies at the University of Victoria and director, producer, and co-writer, with Morgan M Page, of the feature film Framing Agnes.
Morgan M Page is co-writer, with Chase Joynt, of the feature film Framing Agnes and writer and host of the One from the Vaults podcast. She lives in London, England.

Résumé

The Oscar-winning film Boys Don’t Cry (1999) offered the first mainstream access to transmasculine embodiment in North America. This book relocates the film within historical and conceptual contexts that influenced its ambivalent reception while emphasizing the importance of trans visibilities and representations in the mainstream.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Chase Joynt, Morgan M. Page, Morgan M Page
• Edition: Mcgill-Queen's University Press
• Contenu: Livre
• Forme du produit: Livre de poche
• Date de parution: 31.07.2022
• Catégorie: Sciences humaines, art, musique > Art > Théâtre, ballet
• EAN: 9780228010821
• ISBN: 978-0-228-01082-1
• Illustrations: 35 photos
• Dimensions (emballage): 20,5 x 15,2 x 1 cm
• Poids (emballage): 180 g
• Thème: Queer Film Classics
• Catégories: PERFORMING ARTS / Film & Video / History & Criticism; Pop Arts / Pop Culture; SOCIAL SCIENCE / LGBTQ+ Studies / Gay Studies