{"product_id":"out-takes-essays-on-queer-theory-and-film-paperback","title":"Out Takes: Essays on Queer Theory and Film - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEllis Hanson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis collection brings together the work of both film scholars and queer theorists to advance a more sophisticated notion of queer film criticism. While the \"politics of representation\" has been the focus of much previous gay and lesbian film criticism, the contributors to \u003ci\u003eOut Takes\u003c\/i\u003e employ the approaches of queer theory to move beyond conventional readings and to reexamine aspects of the cinematic gaze in relation to queer desire and spectatorship.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe essays examine a wide array of films, including \u003ci\u003eCalamity Jane\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRear Window, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Hunger\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHeavenly Creatures\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBound\u003c\/i\u003e, and discuss such figures as Doris Day, Elizabeth Taylor, and Alfred Hitchcock. Divided into three sections, the first part reconsiders the construction of masculinity and male homoerotic desire--especially with respect to the role of women--in classic cinema of the 1940s and 1950s. The second section offers a deconstructive consideration of lesbian film spectatorship and lesbian representation. Part three looks at the historical trajectory of independent queer cinema, including works by H.D., Kenneth Anger, and Derek Jarman.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy exploring new approaches to the study of sexuality in film, \u003ci\u003eOut Takes\u003c\/i\u003e will be useful to scholars in gay and lesbian studies, queer theory, and cinema studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eContributors.\u003c\/i\u003e Bonnie Burns, Steven Cohan, Alexander Doty, Lee Edelman, Michelle Elleray, Jim Ellis, Ellis Hanson, D. A. Miller, Eric Savoy, Matthew Tinkcom, Amy Villarejo, Jean Walton\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis collection brings together the work of both film scholars and queer theorists to advance a more sophisticated notion of queer film criticism. While the \"politics of representation\" has been the focus of much previous gay and lesbian film criticism, the contributors to Out Takes employ the approaches of queer theory to move beyond conventional readings and to reexamine aspects of the cinematic gaze in relation to queer desire and spectatorship.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe essays examine a wide array of films, including Calamity Jane, Rear Window, The Hunger, Heavenly Creatures, and Bound, and discuss such figures as Doris Day, Elizabeth Taylor, and Alfred Hitchcock. The first section of the book reconsiders the construction of masculinity and male homoerotic desire -- especially with respect to the role of women -- in classic cinema of the 1940s and 1950s. The second section offers a deconstructive consideration of lesbian film spectator-ship and lesbian representation. The third section looks at the historical trajectory of independent queer cinema, including works by H.D., Kenneth Anger, and Derek Jarman.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEllis Hanson is Assistant Professor of English at Cornell University.\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 376\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.11 x 9.24 x 6.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 03, 1999\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42722430582847,"sku":"9780822323426","price":77.68,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/9accd8f3300bc1f92c79da7012b6306b.webp?v=1765095736","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/out-takes-essays-on-queer-theory-and-film-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}