Book Description
This book engages with, and develops, current debates about desire and sexual identification by focusing on a wide selection of contemporary literature, film, and theory. These texts range from the novels of Alan Hollinghurst and Paul Magrs to the work of Pedro Almodovar, RuPaul, Derek Jarman, and Camille Paglia, as well as TV programs like Ellen and Shinjuku Boys, and individual films such as Collard's Savage Nights.
About the Author
David Alderson lectures in English Literature at Manchester University.
Linda Anderson is Professor of Modern English and American Literature at the University of Newcastle Upon Tyne.
Territories of Desire in Queer Culture: Refiguring the Contemporary Boundaries FROM THE PUBLISHER
This book engages with, and develops, current debates about desire and sexual identification by focusing on a wide selection of contemporary literature, film, and theory. These texts range from the novels of Alan Hollinghurst and Paul Magrs to the work of Pedro Almodovar, RuPaul, Derek Jarman, and Camille Paglia, as well as TV programs like Ellen and Shinjuku Boys, and individual films such as Collard's Savage Nights.
Author Biography: David Alderson lectures in English Literature at Manchester University. Linda Anderson is Professor of Modern English and American Literature at the University of Newcastle Upon Tyne.
FROM THE CRITICS
Booknews
Academics and graduate students in literature, film, theater, and English are the contributors to this volume of 14 essays on queer identity and representation found variously in the writing of Alan Hollinghurst and Paul Magrs, the films of Almodvar and Derek Jarman, Australian gay film, and the performance of RuPaul. Three of the essays are devoted to theoretical discussion of the question of identity and its definition. Alderson teaches English at Manchester U.; Anderson teaches English and American literature at the U. of Newcastle-on-Tyne. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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