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Author:   Chris Perriam (Professor of Hispanic Studies, University of Manchester)
Publisher:   Edinburgh University Press
Imprint:   Edinburgh University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.321kg
ISBN:  

9780748685950

ISBN 10:   0748685952
Pages:   200
Publication Date:   17 March 2014
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements; Introduction; Contents; Coming to terms; 1: Queer; Queer; reconfigurations of LGBT cultures in Spain; Short film production; ‘Nos casamos’ (We’re getting married); Queer Ethics/Positive Images; 2: Heritage; Spanish Critical Precedents: Representing Spanish Queer on Screen; Comedy; Moving Towards Visibility; Coming Out and Self-Discovery; Almodóvar; Aftershocks; Representing Older Lesbians and Gay Men;3: Icons; Actors (I): Eusebio Poncela, Victoria Abril, Jordi Mollȧ, Rosa María Sardȧ; Directors: Ventura Pons and Pedro Almodóvar; Actors (II): Newer Names; Popular Filmmakers; 4: Audiences; The Bookshop Image; The Glamorous Lesbian Image; Film, Cultural Activism, Videoart; Festivals; 5: Writers; Off-the-Shelf Middlebrow Lesbian and Gay Imaginaries; Screenwriters: Lucía Etxebarria; Elvira Lindo; Ángeles González Sinde; A-list novelists: Eduardo Mendicutti and Vicente Molina Foix; Writers’ Lives on Screen: Federico García Lorca and Jaime Gil de Biedma; Conclusion; Filmography; References; Index

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Chris Perriam has worked as Professor of Hispanic Studies at the University of Manchester since 2004. He researches and teaches in the areas of Spanish Cultural Studies and Screen Studies and has a special interest in queer culture in Spain, France and Britain.

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