The culture of queers [Texte imprimé] / Richard, Dyer
Language: anglais.Country: Grande-Bretagne.Publication: London : Routledge, 2002Description: 1 vol. (VIII-244 p.) : ill. ; 24 cmISBN: 0415223768.Dewey: 791.436 53, 23Abstract: For around a hundred years up to the Stonewall riots, the word used for gay men was 'queers'. In The Culture of Queers, Richard Dyer traces the contours of queer culture, examining the differences and continuities with the gay culture which succeeded it. Opening with a discussion of the very concept of 'queers', Dyer asks what it means to speak of a sexual grouping having a culture, and addresses issues such as gay attitudes to women and the notion of camp. 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 media..Subject - Topical Name: Homosexualité -- Au cinéma | Homosexuels -- Au cinéma Subject: culture queer | homosexualité | queers| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| Livre | Le Brrrazero Salle de lecture | Q160 DYE (Browse shelf (Opens below)) | Consultable sur place | 100000000927 |
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For around a hundred years up to the Stonewall riots, the word used for gay men was 'queers'. In The Culture of Queers, Richard Dyer traces the contours of queer culture, examining the differences and continuities with the gay culture which succeeded it.
Opening with a discussion of the very concept of 'queers', Dyer asks what it means to speak of a sexual grouping having a culture, and addresses issues such as gay attitudes to women and the notion of camp. 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 media.
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