Gay men at the movies : cinema, memory and the history of a gay male community /
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| Imprint: | Bristol : Intellect ; Chicago, IL : Intellect, The University of Chicago Press, 2016. |
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| Description: | x, 272 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10876885 |
Table of Contents:
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Part 1. Friends of Dorothy in the Emerald City
- Chapter 1. The 1950s - Censored from view for all to see
- Gay space, cinema-going and censorship in 1950s Sydney
- Regular guys and 'sister boys': Tea and Sympathy
- Friends of Tom Lee: Rebel without a Cause, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and Some Like it Hot
- Chapter 2. The 1960s - Undeniable
- Gay space, cinema-going and censorship in 1960s Sydney
- Poor unfortunate souls: Victim and Advise and Consent
- The real lives of English youth: A Taste of Honey, The Leather Boys sand if...
- Chapter 3. The 1970s - Strike up the band
- Gay space, cinema-going and censorship in 1970s Sydney
- A memory of times gone by: The Boys in the Band
- The thrill of the new: Sunday Bloody Sunday and A Very Natural Thing
- Chapter 4. The 1980s - Arriving at last, leaving too soon
- Gay space, cinema-going and censorship in 1980s Sydney
- The Hollywood gaze: Fame, Partners, Cruising and Making Love
- An independent eye: Taxi Zum Kio
- Chapter 5. The 1990s - When we were cool
- Gay space, cinema-going and censorship in 1990s Sydney
- Made for them or watched by us? The Sum of Us
- To enlighten and remember: Philadelphia and Longtime Companion
- Chapter 6. The 2000s - In the shadow of the mountain
- Gay space, cinema-going and censorship in 2000s Sydney
- The film that got us good: Brokeback Mountain
- Staying home or going to the festival: Another Gay Movie and Shelter
- Part 2. Memories of Dorothy: Memory, Movies, Gay Men
- Chapter 7. Gay kids at the movies - Movie memory and queer childhoods
- On-screen memories: Childhood
- Remembering childhood cinema-going
- Chapter 8. Others like us - Movie memory and the search for community
- Movie memories at the movies: Identity
- Learning, reciting and refuting memory
- Chapter 9. We were there - Movie memory and the search for a queer past
- Heroes and villains: Braveheart and Alexander
- Creating 'our' history: Stonewall and Milk
- Conclusion: Gay men at the movies
- Bibliography
- Index
