by Sean P. Griffin, Sean Griffin
Uncovers the queer nature of heterosexuality on film. Just as feminist scholars have turned to considerations of masculinity and scholars of race have begun to consider whiteness as a category, this collection brings the insights of queer theory to bear on cinematic representations of straightness. Spanning decades and cultures, from silent Hollywood films to modern Mumbai cinema, the essays in Hetero uncover multiple forms of heterosexual desire and demonstrate that heterosexuality is in fact a
ISBN: 9781438426389
278 pages
Published: 2009-05-07
Publisher: State University of New York Press (SUNY Press)