Queer Looks
- ISBN-10
- 1136648186
- ISBN-13
- 9781136648182
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 430
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2013-06-17
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Authors
- John Greyson, Martha Gever, Pratibha Parmar
Description
Queer Looks is a collection of writing by video artists, filmmakers, and critics which explores the recent explosion of lesbian and gay independent media culture. A compelling compilation of artists' statements and critical theory, producer interviews and image-text works, this anthology demonstrates the vitality of queer artists under attack and fighting back. Each maker and writer deploys a surprising array of techniques and tactics, negotiating the difficult terrain between street pragmatism and theoretical inquiry, finding voices rich in chutzpah and subtlety. From guerilla Super-8 in Manila to AIDS video activism in New York, Queer Looks zooms in on this very queer place in media culture, revealing a wealth of strategies, a plurality of aesthetics, and an artillary of resistances.
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Other editions
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- 1993
- 413 pages
- Paperback
- Psychology Press
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