New Queer Cinema: The Director s Cut

B. Ruby Rich

ISBN 10: 0822354284 / ISBN 13: 9780822354284

Published by Duke University Press, 2013

About this Item

2013. Paperback. Presents Richs new thoughts on the New Queer Cinema, as well as bringing together the best of her writing on the NQC Num Pages: 360 pages, 23 Illustrations. BIC Classification: APFN; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 172 x 25. Weight in Grams: 506. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: New Queer Cinema: The Director s Cut
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0822354284
• ISBN 13: 9780822354284
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

B. Ruby Rich designated a brand new genre, the New Queer Cinema (NQC), in her groundbreaking article in the Village Voice in 1992. This movement in film and video was intensely political and aesthetically innovative, made possible by the debut of the camcorder, and driven initially by outrage over the unchecked spread of AIDS. The genre has grown to include an entire generation of queer artists, filmmakers, and activists.

As a critic, curator, journalist, and scholar, Rich has been inextricably linked to the New Queer Cinema from its inception. This volume presents her new thoughts on the topic, as well as bringing together the best of her writing on the NQC. She follows this cinematic movement from its origins in the mid-1980s all the way to the present in essays and articles directed at a range of audiences, from readers of academic journals to popular glossies and weekly newspapers. She presents her insights into such NQC pioneers as Derek Jarman and Isaac Julien and investigates such celebrated films as Go Fish, Brokeback Mountain, Itty Bitty Titty Committee, and Milk. In addition to exploring less-known films and international cinemas (including Latin American and French films and videos), she documents the more recent incarnations of the NQC on screen, on the web, and in art galleries.

About the Author

B. Ruby Rich is Professor of Film and Digital Media at the University of California, Santa Cruz. She has written for scores of publications, from Signs, GLQ, Film Quarterly, and Cinema Journal to The New York Times, The Village Voice, The Nation, and The Guardian (UK). She has served as juror and curator for the Sundance and Toronto International Film Festivals and for major festivals in Germany, Mexico, Australia, and Cuba. The recipient of awards from Yale University, the Society for Cinema and Media Studies, and Frameline, Rich is the author of Chick Flicks: Theories and Memories of the Feminist Film Movement, also published by Duke University Press.