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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.

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 12 Nov 2026
Format Ebook (Epub & Mobi)
Edition 1st
Pages 1
ISBN 9781978767959
Imprint Bloomsbury Academic
Illustrations 20 colour illustrations
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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