Description
Book SynopsisCombining a close analysis of specific films and video programs with extensive interviews of industry professionals,
Turning the Page demonstrates how queer storytelling in visual media has the potential to empower individuals, strengthen communities, and motivate social justice activism.
Trade Review"Coon offers well-developed, insightful analyses of specific media texts that have received little if no critical attention by queer scholars. In writing
Turning the Page, Coon blazes a new trail in queer media studies." -- Stephen Tropiano * author of Rebels & Chicks: A History of Hollywood Teen Movies *
"Pg. 99: David R. Coon's 'Turning the Page'" feature reposted on Campaign for the American Reader by Marshal Zeringue
* Campaign for the American Reader *
"David R. Coon's 'Turning the Page' Page 99 Test," by Marshal Zeringue * The 99 Page Test *
"An impressive work of original and seminal scholarship...
Turning the Page is unreservedly recommended for community and academic library LGBTQ Studies, Film/Media Studies, and Gender Studies collections." * Midwest Book Review *
"What Are Writers Reading" spotlight with David R. Coon by Marshal Zeringue * Writers Read *
"Coon is a fine companion to
Between the Sheets, In the Streets: Queer, Lesbian, Gay Documentary." * Choice *
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In the Life collection of the UCLA Film and Television Archive essay from
Turning the Page," by David R. Coon
https://www.cinema.ucla.edu/collections/inthelife/history/life-and-archive-20-years-facts-and-feelings * In the Life - UCLA Film and Television Archive *
"Coon compels readers to consider the radical, democratizing potentialities of film, television, and other forms of visual media in representing queer experiences and perspectives." * JHistory (H-Net) *
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Turning the Page offers readers a concise exploration of film and television as sites for LGBTQ advocacy and activism. He exposes them to a wide array of theoretical debates and methodological frameworks in the fields of queer history and media studies. He demonstrates how they are increasingly formative to the queer experience as sites of community building and knowledge production." * H-Net *
Table of ContentsIntroduction: Telling Stories for Social Change
1 Challenging Oppressive Myths: LGBTQ Activism and Storytelling
2 Documenting and Preserving Stories from the LGBTQ Movements: In the Life Media
3 Training Filmmakers and Educating Audiences: POWER UP
4 Connecting Diverse Communities through Film and Media Festivals: Three Dollar Bill
Cinema
5 Developing the Next Generation of Storytellers: Reel Queer Youth
Conclusion: Stories of Some of Our Lives
Appendix
Acknowledgments
Notes
Index
