Homosexuality and Italian Cinema - From the Fall of Fascism to the Years of Lead (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)

This book is the first to establish the relevance of same-sex desires, pleasures and anxieties in the cinema of post-war Italy. It explores cinematic representations of homosexuality and their significance in a wider cultural struggle in Italy involving society, cinema, and sexuality between the 1940s and 1970s. Besides tracing the evolution of representations through both art and popular films, this book also analyses connections with consumer culture, film criticism and politics. Giori uncovers how complicated negotiations between challenges to and valorization of dominant forms of knowledge of homosexuality shaped representations and argues that they were not always the outcome of hatred but also sought to convey unmentionable pleasures and complicities. Through archival research and a survey of more than 600 films, the author enriches our understanding of thirty years of Italian film and cultural history.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	December 2017
First published:	2017
Authors:	Mauro Giori
Dimensions:	210 x 148mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	272
Edition:	1st ed. 2017
ISBN-13:	978-1-137-56592-1
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Films, cinema > General Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gay & Lesbian studies > General Books > History > European history > General
LSN:	1-137-56592-6
Barcode:	9781137565921

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