Deviant Eyes, Deviant Bodies: Sexual Re-Orientation in Film and Video

by Chris Straayer

Book Overview

Engaging feminist and queer theory ranging from Nancy Chodorow to Judith Butler to Valerie Solanis's SCUM Manifesto, Straayer considers the wealth of films made by and for nontraditional viewers. Straayer investigation ranges from Stella Dallas to Mrs. Doubtfire, "experimental" lesbian and gay films from the classic Maedchen in Uniform to the contemporary Go Fish, and music video icons such as David Bowie, Dead or Alive,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231079796
• ISBN13: 9780231079792
• Release Date: April 1996
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.1"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher