Abigail Waldron

Queer Screams

A History of LGBTQ+ Survival Through the Lens of American Horror Cinema

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Provides an historical look at the queer experiences of the horror genreâ s characters, performers, authors and filmmakers. Offering a fresh look at the horror genreâ s queer roots, this book documents how diverse stories have provided an outlet for queer people - including transgender and non-binary people - to find catharsis and reclamation.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland & Co Inc
• Seitenzahl: 238
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. August 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 328g
• ISBN-13: 9781476687421
• ISBN-10: 1476687420
• Artikelnr.: 65617321

Autorenporträt

Abigail Waldron is a queer historian and horror film scholar whose work can be seen on horror sites such as Rue Morgue and Gayly Dreadful. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface Introduction Chapter 1.
The Queens of Hollywood: Queer Roots, Censorship, and the Lavender Menace (the 1930s-1940s) Chapter 2.
Psychos, Aliens, and Ghosts: Mass Conformity, Gay Liberation, and the Underground Response (the 1950s-1970s) Chapter 3.
Villainization: AIDS and Casual Homophobia (the 1980s) Chapter 4.
Manifesting Monstrous Bodies: The Use of the Transgender, Intersex, and/or Non-Binary Body as Horror (1932-2001) Chapter 5.
Exposure: Queers and the Millennium (1990-2009) Chapter 6.
Queer Resistance: Representation and Trump's America (2010-2021) Chapter 7.
Catharsis as Revenge For Your Viewing Pleasure Chapter Notes Bibliography Index