Transgender cinema / Rebecca Bell-Metereau.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bell-Metereau, Rebecca Louise, author.

Contributor:

Albert E. Visk, W'28, Memorial Book Fund.

Series:

Quick takes

Quick takes: movies & popular culture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Trans people in motion pictures.

Transgender people in motion pictures.

Physical Description:

viii, 165 pages ; 18 cm.

Place of Publication:

New Brunswick : Rutgers University Press, [2019]

Summary:

"Transgender Cinema gives readers the big picture of how trans people have been depicted on screen. Beginning with a history of trans tropes in classic Hollywood cinema, from comic drag scenes in Chaplin's The Masquerader to Garbo's androgynous Queen Christina, and from psycho killer queers to The Rocky Horror Picture Show's outrageous queen, it examines a plethora of trans portrayals that subsequently emerged from varied media outlets, including documentary films, television serials, and world cinema. Along the way, it analyzes milestones in trans representation, like The Crying Game, Boys Don't Cry, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, and A Fantastic Woman. As it traces the evolution of trans people onscreen, Transgender Cinema also considers the ongoing controversies sparked by these movies and series both within LGBTQ communities and beyond. Ultimately it reveals how film and television have shaped not only how the general public sees trans people, but also how trans people see themselves."

Contents:

Trans tropes

Breaking boundaries in the new millennium

New platforms and new voices.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references, filmography, and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Albert E. Visk, W'28, Memorial Book Fund.

ISBN:

9780813597331

0813597331

9780813597348

081359734X

OCLC:

1057732316