Queer Looks

by John Greyson, Martha Gever, Pratibha Parmar

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 041590742X
• ISBN13: 9780415907422
• Release Date: November 1993
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 430 Pages
• Weight: 1.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary

Customer Reviews

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Altho the cover has that generic early-90s multiculti/ACTUP design look (EEK!) there's actually alot of good material in here. Rather than the usual collections of grad student mush, many of the writers actually know gay media from the inside (even if some info is dated now). Especcially good as an antidote to the feature film/hollywoodization of gay cinema.Too much stuff, alot of weaker essays (and SCARY "art") could have been omitted, and there's an incestuous NY/academic/PC mafia that gets old, but it still seems like a really useful document.