Queer European Cinema: Queering Cinematic Time and Space

ISBN-13: 9781138037564 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 128 str.

Leanne Dawson

Opis

This book provides an overview of LGBTQ representation and trends throughout cinematic history. It examines specific films from the spectrum of ‘low culture’ to ‘high culture’ to demonstrate how LGBTQ film can serve as a political tool to create visibility and acceptance. It was originally published as a special issue of Studies in European Cinema.

O autorze

Dr. Leanne Dawson is a Lecturer in German and Film Studies at the University of Edinburgh and Chair of the Scottish Queer International Film Festival. Her research focuses on LGBTQ representation in film, literature, theatre, performance art, and archives. Her publications include Queering German Culture (Camden House, 2017), Queering European Film Festivals (Taylor & Francis, 2017), and The Other: Gender, Sexuality and Ethnicity in European Cinema and Beyond (Taylor & Francis, 2014). She employs her academic research to create, promote and support queer culture beyond the academy: she has worked as a consultant for theatre; curated and introduced film seasons for cinemas; spoken about LGBTQ matters on the BBC; and is making a documentary, Femmes on Film about femme representation and socio-political reality.