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Author Farmer, Brett, 1965-

Title Spectacular passions : cinema, fantasy, gay male spectatorships / Brett Farmer
Published Durham, NC : Duke University Press, 2000

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Description 1 online resource (x, 305 pages) : illustrations
Series e-Duke books scholarly collection.
Contents Introduction: At First Sight: Definitions, Clarifications, and Assorted Prolegomena -- 1 Something a Little Strange: Theorizing Gay Male Spectatorships -- 2 Fantasmatic Escapades: Gay Spectatorships and Queer Negotiations of the Hollywood Musical -- 3 Camping under the Stars: Gay Spectatorships, Camp, and the Excessive Female Star Image -- 4 Mommie Dearest: Gay Spectatorships and Formations of Maternal-Oriented Desire -- 5 Papa, Can't You See That I'm Flaming? Gay Spectatorships and Figures of Masculinity
Summary An examination of how cinematic spectatorship is articulated, practiced, and experienced in the contexts of gay male subjectivities
Bibliography Filmography (pages 281-283)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-297) and index
Notes English
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Subject Motion pictures and gay men.
Motion picture audiences -- Psychology
PERFORMING ARTS -- Film & Video -- History & Criticism.
Motion picture audiences -- Psychology
Motion pictures and gay men
Form Electronic book
ISBN 0822380250
9780822380252
1283061848
9781283061841
9786613061843
6613061840