Description
Engaging feminist and queer theory ranging from Nancy Chodorow to Judith Butler to Valerie Solanis's SCUM Manifesto, Straayer considers the wealth of films made by and for nontraditional viewers. Straayer investigation ranges from Stella Dallas to Mrs. Doubtfire, "experimental" lesbian and gay films from the classic Maedchen in Uniform to the contemporary Go Fish, and music video icons such as David Bowie, Dead or Alive, and Divine to investigate transgressions of traditional gender boundaries.
About the Author
CHRIS STRAAYER is associate professor of cinema studies at New York University.
Reviews
In the course of this fascinating, polemical book... [Straayer] writes interestingly about such films as Some Like It Hot, Victor / Victoria, Adoption, and Orlando and about a number of experimental films... Informative, challenging, thought-provoking, and perhaps unsettling. Choice
Book Information
ISBN 9780231079792
Author Chris Straayer
Format Paperback
Page Count 360
Imprint Columbia University Press
Publisher Columbia University Press
Series Film and Culture Series
About the Author
CHRIS STRAAYER is associate professor of cinema studies at New York University.
Reviews
In the course of this fascinating, polemical book... [Straayer] writes interestingly about such films as Some Like It Hot, Victor / Victoria, Adoption, and Orlando and about a number of experimental films... Informative, challenging, thought-provoking, and perhaps unsettling. Choice
Book Information
ISBN 9780231079792
Author Chris Straayer
Format Paperback
Page Count 360
Imprint Columbia University Press
Publisher Columbia University Press
Series Film and Culture Series
Details
Subtitle: |
Sexual Re-Orientation in Film and Video |
Series: |
Film and Culture Series |
Imprint: |
Columbia University Press |
