{"product_id":"9780415223751","title":"Culture of Queers","description":"\u003ch1\u003eCulture of Queers\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eRichard Dyer\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ LGBTQ+ Studies \/ Gay Studies\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor around a hundred years up to the Stonewall riots, the word used for gay men was 'queers'. In \u003cem\u003eThe Culture of Queers\u003c\/em\u003e, Richard Dyer traces the contours of queer culture, examining the differences and continuities with the gay culture which succeeded it. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOpening with a discussion of the very concept of 'queers', Dyer asks what it means to speak of a sexual grouping having a culture, and addresses issues such as gay attitudes to women and the notion of camp. From screaming queens to sensitive vampires and sad young men, and from pulp novels to pornography to the films of Fassbinder, \u003cem\u003eThe Culture of Queers\u003c\/em\u003e explores the history of queer arts and media.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eRichard Dyer is Professor of Film Studies at the University of Warwick. His books include \u003cem\u003eWhite: Essays on Race and Culture\u003c\/em\u003e (Routledge 1997), \u003cem\u003eThe Matter of Images\u003c\/em\u003e (Routledge 1993) and \u003cem\u003eNow You See It\u003c\/em\u003e (1990).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e20 December 2001\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTaylor \u0026amp; Francis\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRoutledge\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780415223751\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e256\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e22.25\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63540812546188,"sku":"9780415223751","price":210.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780415223751","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}