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Monsters in the Closet Harry Benshoff

Monsters in the Closet By Harry Benshoff

Monsters in the Closet by Harry Benshoff

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Summary

This history of the horror film explores the genre's relationship to the social and cultural history of homosexuality in America. The text draws on a wide variety of films and primary sources including censorship files, critical reviews, promotional materials, fanzines and popular news weeklies.

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Monsters in the Closet: Homosexuality and the Horror Film by Harry Benshoff

One of the few books to address the horror film from any kind of critical position.. Unique - The first history of the horror film to approach it from a queer perspective.. Written with detail and thoroughness - covers all eras of the horror film and correlates specific types of movie monsters to the historical social conditions which produced them.. Explores how popular culture encodes and demonizes queerness within the generic format of the horror film.

About Harry Benshoff

Harry M. Benshoff recently received his doctorate from the University of Southern California's School of Cinema-Television. He teaches film and television classes in and around Los Angeles

Table of Contents

1. Defining the Monster Queer in the Classical Hollywod Horror Film, 2. Shock Treatment: Curing the Monster Queer during World War II, 3. Pods, Pederasts, and Perverts: (Re)Criminalizing the Monster Queer in Cold War Culture, 4. Exposing the Monster Queer to the Sunlight, Circa the 1969 Stonewall Rebellion, 5. Satan Spawn and Out and Proud: Monster Queers in the Postmodern Era

Additional information

GOR006380794
9780719044731
0719044731
Monsters in the Closet: Homosexuality and the Horror Film by Harry Benshoff
Harry Benshoff
Inside Popular Film
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Manchester University Press
19970619
336
Short-listed for Lambda Literary Awards (Drama/Theater) 1997 Short-listed for Lambda Literary Awards (SF/Fantasy) 1997
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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