ISBN:
1280677589
,
9781409444077
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (191 p)
,
ill
Edition:
Online-Ausg. [La Vergne, TN] Ingram, MyiLibrary 2011 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Series Statement:
Gender in law, culture, and society
Parallel Title:
Druckausg. Charles, Casey, 1951 - Critical queer studies
DDC:
346.7301/3
Keywords:
Homosexuality Law and legislation
;
Hate crimes
;
Transgender youth Violence against
;
Gays Legal status, laws, etc
;
Homophobia Law and legislation
;
Gay rights
;
Aufsatzsammlung
;
USA
;
Homosexualität
;
Rechtsstellung
;
USA
;
Homophobie
;
Hate crime
Abstract:
Critical Queer Studies examines contemporary films and documentaries that dramatize the intersection of law and queer life, analysing the effects of legal doctrines-jury selection, unwanted sexual advance, negligence, hate crimes, and gay marriage-on the production and reception of queer film and fiction
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; Contents; List of Figures; Introduction; 1 A Jury of One's Queers: Revisiting the Dan White Trial; 4 "The Imagined Power:" The Specter of Hate Crime in Brokeback Mountain; 5 Queer Exposures: Making the Real Reel in Van Sant's Milk; Conclusion: Toward a Queer Political Aesthetic; Bibliography; Filmography; Index
Note:
Includes bibliographical references, filmography and index
,
Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
