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Aesthetics and the Gay Auteur

Seeing Queerly

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Aesthetics and the Gay Auteur

Seeing Queerly

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Description

This book theorizes how cinema directors – some independent and some mainstream – apply a queer aesthetic to the stories they tell. The author develops the concept of the “queer gaze” to explore the ways in which film narratives and aesthetic reflect on both heteronormative and queer themes.

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  • PDF/UA-2, 1.4
  • accessibility@bloomsbury.com

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The publication contains no hazards

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Has alternative text descriptions for images

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  • Page list to go to pages from the print source version
  • Elements such as headings, tables, etc for structured navigation
  • All or substantially all textual matter is arranged in a single logical reading order

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: John Singer Sargent
Chapter 2: James Ivory
Chapter 3: Todd Haynes
Chapter 4: Gus Van Sant
Chapter 5: Bill Condon
Chapter 6: Tom Ford
Chapter 7: Andrew Haigh

Product details

Bloomsbury Academic Test
Published Dec 24 2026
Format Ebook (PDF)
Edition 1st
Pages 1
ISBN 9798216269922
Imprint Bloomsbury Academic
Illustrations 20 colour illustrations
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

Author

Scott Stoddart

Scott Stoddart is Professor of English at Saint Pe…

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