Monsters in the Closet

Homosexuality and the Horror Film

AvHarry Benshoff

Häftad, Engelska, 1997

Del i serien Inside Popular Film

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Beskrivning

One of the few books to address the horror film from any kind of critical position.. Unique - The first history of the horror film to approach it from a queer perspective.. Written with detail and thoroughness - covers all eras of the horror film and correlates specific types of movie monsters to the historical social conditions which produced them.. Explores how popular culture encodes and demonizes queerness within the generic format of the horror film.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1997-06-19
Mått:138 x 216 x 19 mm
Vikt:436 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Inside Popular Film
Antal sidor:336
Förlag:Manchester University Press
ISBN:9780719044731
Utmärkelser:Short-listed for Lambda Literary Awards (Drama/Theater) 1997

Utforska kategorier

HBTQ+ inom Samhälle och politik
Film inom Kultur

Mer om författaren

Harry M. Benshoff recently received his doctorate from the University of Southern California's School of Cinema-Television. He teaches film and television classes in and around Los Angeles

Innehållsförteckning

1. Defining the Monster Queer in the Classical Hollywod Horror Film, 2. Shock Treatment: Curing the Monster Queer during World War II, 3. Pods, Pederasts, and Perverts: (Re)Criminalizing the Monster Queer in Cold War Culture, 4. Exposing the Monster Queer to the Sunlight, Circa the 1969 Stonewall Rebellion, 5. Satan Spawn and Out and Proud: Monster Queers in the Postmodern Era