David R Coon

Turning the Page

Storytelling as Activism in Queer Film and Media

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Produktbeschreibung

Combining a close analysis of specific films and video programs with extensive interviews of industry professionals, Turning the Page demonstrates how queer storytelling in visual media has the potential to empower individuals, strengthen communities, and motivate social justice activism.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rutgers University Press
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Juli 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 241mm x 195mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 481g
• ISBN-13: 9780813593708
• ISBN-10: 0813593700
• Artikelnr.: 50761234

Autorenporträt

DAVID R. COON is an associate professor of media studies at the University of Washington Tacoma. He is the author of Look Closer: Suburban Narratives and American Values in Film and Television (Rutgers University Press). 

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Telling Stories for Social Change
1          Challenging Oppressive Myths: LGBTQ Activism and Storytelling
2          Documenting and Preserving Stories from the LGBTQ Movements: In
the Life Media
3          Training Filmmakers and Educating Audiences: POWER UP
4          Connecting Diverse Communities through Film and Media Festivals:
Three Dollar Bill
            Cinema
5          Developing the Next Generation of Storytellers: Reel Queer Youth
Conclusion: Stories of Some of Our Lives
Appendix
Acknowledgments
Notes
Index