{"product_id":"gay-men-at-the-movies-cinema-memory-and-the-history-of-a-gay-male-community-9781783205967","title":"Gay Men at the Movies: Cinema, Memory and the","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCinema has long played a major role in the formation of community among marginalized groups, and this book details that process for gay men in Sydney, Australia from the 1950s to the present. Scott McKinnon builds the book from a variety of sources, including film reviews, media reports, personal memoirs, oral histories, and a striking range of films, all deployed to answer the question of understanding cinema-going as a moment of connection to community and identity how the experience of seeing these films and being part of an audience helped to build a community among the gay men of Sydney in the period.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'The book is not a history of gay films or a history of gay men as film actors, writers, directors, or producers. McKinnon's focus is on gay men as film audiences rather than as filmmakers. The films considered here are popular cinema, meaning movies screened in commercial theaters and reviewed in the mainstream media. McKinnon is not interested in developing new insights or analyses of these films but rather in understanding \"the historical processes of interpretation and meaning-making undertaken by audiences.\" At the movies, we engage not only with a film, but also with a space, with an audience, friends, and a neighborhood, so that going to movies is an act of social and cultural interaction and participation. Thus to understand how movies have shaped gay culture, identity, and community, we need to contemplate the place, context, and ongoing memories of film viewing that become part of our individual histories and a collective past. '\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e -- The Bay Area Reporter, Brian Bromberger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction   \u003cstrong\u003ePart One: Friends of Dorothy in the Emerald City\u003c\/strong\u003e   Chapter 1 – The 1950s – Censored from view for all to see\u003cbr\u003e Gay space, cinema-going and censorship in 1950s Sydney Regular guys and ‘sister boys’: \u003cem\u003eTea and Sympathy \u003c\/em\u003e Friends of Tom Lee: \u003cem\u003eRebel without a Cause\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCat on a Hot Tin Roof\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eSome Like it Hot\u003c\/em\u003e   Chapter 2 – The 1960s – Undeniable \u003cbr\u003e Gay space, cinema-going and censorship in 1960s Sydney Poor unfortunate souls: \u003cem\u003eVictim and Advise\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eConsent\u003c\/em\u003e The real lives of English youth: \u003cem\u003eA Taste of Honey\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Leather Boys\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eIf...\u003c\/em\u003e   Chapter 3 – The 1970s – Strike up the band \u003cbr\u003e Gay space, cinema-going and censorship in 1970s Sydney A memory of times gone by: \u003cem\u003eThe Boys in the Band\u003c\/em\u003e The thrill of the new: \u003cem\u003eSunday Bloody Sunday\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eA Very Natural Thing\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e Chapter 4 – The 1980s – Arriving at last, leaving too soon\u003cbr\u003e Gay space, cinema-going and censorship in 1980s Sydney The Hollywood gaze: \u003cem\u003eFame\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePartners\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCruising\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eMaking Love \u003c\/em\u003e An independent eye: \u003cem\u003eTaxi Zum Klo\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e Chapter 5 – The 1990s – When we were cool \u003cbr\u003e Gay space, cinema-going and censorship in 1990s Sydney Made for them or watched by us? \u003cem\u003eThe Sum of Us \u003c\/em\u003e To enlighten and remember: \u003cem\u003ePhiladelphia\u003c\/em\u003e and\u003cem\u003e Longtime Companion\u003c\/em\u003e   Chapter 6 – The 2000s – In the shadow of the mountain\u003cbr\u003e Gay space, cinema-going and censorship in 2000s Sydney The film that got us good: \u003cem\u003eBrokeback Mountain \u003c\/em\u003e Staying home or going to the festival: \u003cem\u003eAnother Gay Movie\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eShelter\u003c\/em\u003e   \u003cstrong\u003ePart Two: Memories of Dorothy: Memories, Movies, Gay Men\u003c\/strong\u003e   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: \u003cem\u003eBraveheart\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eAlexander\u003c\/em\u003e Creating ‘our’ history: \u003cem\u003eStonewall\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eMilk\u003c\/em\u003e   Conclusion: Gay Men at the Movies","brand":"Intellect Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042265399639,"sku":"9781783205967","price":44.96,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/gay-men-at-the-movies-cinema-memory-and-the-history-of-a-gay-male-community-9781783205967","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}