Inside Killjoy's Kastle - Dykey Ghosts, Feminist Monsters, and Other Lesbian Hauntings (Paperback)

Hundreds of years of ridicule, persecution, erasure, misunderstanding, and institutionalization could put anyone in a bad mood. Killjoy invites you into her kastle for a queer exorcism and celebration of the past. Lesbian feminist histories can have a haunting effect on the present. This book explores the making and experience of Killjoy's Kastle, an immersive walk-through installation and performance artwork (by Allyson Mitchell and Deirdre Logue). Inspired by Evangelical Christian hell houses, the exhibition has been staged in four cities so far - Toronto, London, Los Angeles, and Philadelphia - engaging thousands in interactive encounters with the spirits that haunt feminist and queer history. Where traditional hell houses set out to scare and convert, Killjoy's Kastle cheekily aims to provoke and pervert. Inside Killjoy's Kastle extends and reflects on the theoretical and political legacies of the installation in chapters by queer and feminist scholars and in vignettes by participating artists. The many colourful photos in the book also bring the kastle to life, offering an important visual context.

General

Imprint:	University of British Columbia Press
Country of origin:	Canada
Release date:	September 2019
First published:	2019
Editors:	Allyson Mitchell • Cait McKinney
Dimensions:	241 x 165 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - With flaps / With flaps
Pages:	280
ISBN-13:	978-0-7748-6157-1
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > From 1900 > Art styles, 1960 - > Performance art Books > Arts & Architecture > Art forms, treatments & subjects > Art treatments & subjects > Individual artists > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > Feminism
LSN:	0-7748-6157-6
Barcode:	9780774861571

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