ABSTRACT
Queer Looks is a collection of writing by video artists, filmmakers, and critics which explores the recent explosion of lesbian and gay independent media culture. A compelling compilation of artists' statements and critical theory, producer interviews and image-text works, this anthology demonstrates the vitality of queer artists under attack and fighting back. Each maker and writer deploys a surprising array of techniques and tactics, negotiating the difficult terrain between street pragmatism and theoretical inquiry, finding voices rich in chutzpah and subtlety. From guerilla Super-8 in Manila to AIDS video activism in New York, Queer Looks zooms in on this very queer place in media culture, revealing a wealth of strategies, a plurality of aesthetics, and an artillary of resistances.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|138 pages
What a Difference a Gay Makes
chapter 5|20 pages
“Filling the lack in everyone is quite hard work, really …”
chapter 9|17 pages
An Unrequited Desire for the Sublime
part II|162 pages
Favorite Aunts and Uncles
chapter 14|21 pages
The Third Body
part III|110 pages
Bedtime Stories