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OverviewExplore queer cinema over time with this comprehensive encyclopedia, helping readers understand films, directors, actors, themes, and other topics related to LGBTQ cinema history. Just as American society has changed dramatically from decade to decade, so has queer cinema. Taking us from a time when LGBTQ characters were often represented as either caricatures or figures of farce, this lively yet authoritative reference explores the sea change ushered in by such stars as Greta Garbo and Marlene Dietrich in the 1930s and '40s, androgynous figures such as Montgomery Clift, James Dean, and Marlon Brando in the '50s, and closeted gay men such as Rock Hudson and Liberace, whose double lives were exposed by the scourge of AIDS. Included are alphabetically arranged entries on stars, directors, films, themes, and other topics related to queer cinema in America, including films and persons from outside the U.S. who nonetheless figured prominently in America popular culture. Entries cite works for further reading, sidebars provide snippets of interesting trivia, a timeline highlights key events, and a selected, general, end-of-work bibliography cites the most important major works on the topic. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Aubrey Malone (Independent Scholar, Ireland)Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA Imprint: Bloomsbury Publishing USA ISBN: 9798765130964Pages: 376 Publication Date: 22 August 2024 Audience: College/higher education , Primary & secondary/elementary & high school , Tertiary & Higher Education , Educational: Primary & Secondary Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsReviewsRecommended. Lower- and upper-division undergraduates; general readers. * Choice * Author InformationAubrey Malone is a freelance journalist who has been writing professionally about cinema since 1972. He has written numerous biographies, film studies, and magazine articles. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |