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Summary:

"Transgender Cinema gives readers the big picture of how trans people have been depicted on screen. Beginning with a history of trans tropes in classic Hollywood cinema, from comic drag scenes in Chaplin's The Masquerader to Garbo's androgynous Queen Christina, and from psycho killer queers to The Rocky Horror Picture Show's outrageous queen, it examines a plethora of trans portrayals that subsequently emerged from varied media outlets, including documentary films, television serials, and world cinema. Along the way, it analyzes milestones in trans representation, like The Crying Game, Boys Don't Cry, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, and A Fantastic Woman. As it traces the evolution of trans people onscreen, Transgender Cinema also considers the ongoing controversies sparked by these movies and series both within LGBTQ communities and beyond. Ultimately it reveals how film and television have shaped not only how the general public sees trans people, but also how trans people see themselves."

Table of Contents:

• Trans tropes
• Breaking boundaries in the new millennium
• New platforms and new voices

Author/Creator:

Bell-Metereau, Rebecca Louise , author

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

Transgender cinema [by Bell-Metereau, R.L.]

Other Related Resources:

Print version: Transgender cinema [by Bell-Metereau, R.L.] (New Brunswick : Rutgers University Press, [2019] — ISBN 9780813597331; LCCN 2018031135; OCLC Number 1057732316)

Related Series:

Quick takes

Subjects:

Transgender people in motion pictures

Genres:

Informational works

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references, filmography, and index
Description based on print version record

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 165 pages).

Digital Characteristics:

text file

Call Numbers:

PN1995.9.T684 B45 2019eb

ISBNs:

9780813597379 (electronic bk.)
0813597374 (electronic bk.)
9780813597331 (paperback) [Invalid]
0813597331 (paperback) [Invalid]
9780813597348 (cloth) [Invalid]
081359734X (cloth) [Invalid]

OCLC Numbers:

1124761569