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Stuart, Jamie

 
9780786439713: Performing Queer Female Identity on Screen: A Critical Analysis of Five Recent Films
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ISBN 10: 0786439718 ISBN 13: 9780786439713
Editorial: McFarland, 2008

Sinopsis

Film audiences have grown used to seeing female characters in "performance roles," singing or dancing on stages in nightclubs, musical arenas, or theaters--performing their "femaleness" for the fictional audience as well as the film viewing audience. But queer women in film perform on yet another level. In addition to performing their gender for the world, they also perform their sexuality for either a general or an "insider" audience, in ways that can be read to establish a queer visibility, to establish a sense of community, or to show romantic lesbian interest.

This work examines "performance spaces" for lesbian identities in films, evaluating how queer femaleness is signified in contemporary cinema. It studies five films in particular: When Night Is Falling, Better Than Chocolate, Tipping the Velvet, Slaves to the Underground, and Prey for Rock and Roll. Through close textual analysis, evaluations of the conditions under which each film was produced and received, and dozens of audience surveys, it reveals much about both the story worlds of the films and the ways that queer women react to and feel about them.

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Jamie Stuart is a professor of Women's Studies and Ethnic Studies at Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio.

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Editorial
McFarland
Año de publicación
2008
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0786439718
ISBN 13 
9780786439713
Encuadernación
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Número de páginas
236
Contacto del fabricante
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