For around a hundred years up to the Stonewall riots, the word for gay men was queers. From screaming queens to sensitive vampires and sad young men, and from pulp novels to pornography to the films of Fassbinder, The Culture of Queers explores the history of queer arts and artists. Richard Dyer traces the contours of queer culture, examining the differences and contiunities with the gay culture which succeeded it. Opening with a discussion of the very concept of queers, he asks what it means to speak of a sexual grouping having a culture and addresses issues such as gay attitudes to women...

For around a hundred years up to the Stonewall riots, the word for gay men was queers. From screaming queens to sensitive vampires and sad young men, and from pulp novels to pornography to the films of Fassbinder, The Culture of Queers explores the history of queer arts and artists. Richard Dyer traces the contours of queer culture, examining the differences and contiunities with the gay culture which succeeded it. Opening with a discussion of the very concept of queers, he asks what it means to speak of a sexual grouping having a culture and addresses issues such as gay attitudes to women...

This revised second edition of The Matter of Images searches through the resonances of the term representation, analysing images in terms of why they matter, what they are made of and the material realities they refer to. Richard Dyer's analyses consider representations of out groups and traditionally dominant groups alike, and encompass the eclectic texts of contemporary culture, from royalty to serial killers, political correctnesss, representations of Empire and films such as Gilda, Papillon and The Night of the Living Dead.

Now You See It, Richard Dyer's study of films by and about lesbians and gay men, has been revised for a second edition, and features an introduction by Juliane Pidduck outlining developments in lesbian and gay cinema since 1990. Now You See It examines familiar titles such as Girls in Uniform, Un Chant D'Amour and Word Is Out in their lesbian/gay context as well as bringing to light many other forgotten but remarkable films. Each film is examined in detail in relation to both film type and tradition and the sexual subculture in which it was made. Now You See It is also a case study in the...

Now You See It, Richard Dyer's study of films by and about lesbians and gay men, has been revised for a second edition, and features an introduction by Juliane Pidduck outlining developments in lesbian and gay cinema since 1990. Now You See It examines familiar titles such as Girls in Uniform, Un Chant D'Amour and Word Is Out in their lesbian/gay context as well as bringing to light many other forgotten but remarkable films. Each film is examined in detail in relation to both film type and tradition and the sexual subculture in which it was made. Now You See It is also a case study in the...

Dyer's study is based around case studies of Marilyn Monroe, Paul Robeson and Judy Garland. He draws on a wide range of sources, including the films in which each star appeared, to illustrate how each star's persona was constructed, and goes on to examine each within the context of particular issues in fan culture and stardom.

The great Italian composer Nino Rota wrote some of the loveliest and most beloved of all film music, including The Godfather trilogy, Zeffirelli's Shakespeares and Fellini's masterpieces 8 1/2 and La Dolce Vita. Richard Dyer's study of Rota's life and work provides a detailed account of Rota's aesthetic and of his unique genius.