Queer Looks [Paperback]

Martha Gever (Author), Pratibha Parmar (Author), John Greyson (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 041590742X | ISBN-13: 978-0415907422 | Publication Date: September 20, 1993 | Edition: First Edition

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 the difficult terrain between street pragmatism and theoretical inquiry. From guerilla Super-8 in Manila to AIDS video activism in New York; from dyke pirate movies in Berlin to London meditations on black gay life; from safer sex shorts to punk girl porn, Queer Looks zooms in on this very queer place in media culture, revealing a wealth of strategies, a plurality of aesthetics, and an artillery of resistances.

Product Details

• Paperback: 416 pages
• Publisher: Routledge; First Edition edition (September 20, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 041590742X
• ISBN-13: 978-0415907422
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,076,825 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars queer pix, September 26, 1999

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This review is from: Queer Looks (Paperback)

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.