There is a lot more to Spanish Queer Cinema than Pedro Almodóvar or the gay comedies of the 1990s. A wealth of short films, documentaries and features -- many by, for, or about lesbians -- is at the core of a creative culture responding to exceptionally intense social changes. The country has moved from institutionalising same-sex unions at the regional civic level (from 1998) to legal recognition of same-sex marriage (in 2005). Moving images and the debates and conversations around them have made a stand against homophobia and exclusion, responded to health and welfare crises, questioned or affirmed the value of same-sex marriage, and constructed new forms of love and community. They, and their audiences, build a new Spanish queer imagination. The book opens all this up, and shows some of the wider social contexts and forms of communication which underpin it.
Chris Perriam has worked as Professor of Hispanic Studies at the University of Manchester since 2004. He researches and teaches in the areas of Spanish Cultural Studies and Screen Studies and has a special interest in queer culture in Spain, France and Britain.
Acknowledgements; Introduction; Contents; Coming to terms; 1: Queer; Queer; reconfigurations of LGBT cultures in Spain; Short film production; ‘Nos casamos’ (We’re getting married); Queer Ethics/Positive Images; 2: Heritage; Spanish Critical Precedents: Representing Spanish Queer on Screen; Comedy; Moving Towards Visibility; Coming Out and Self-Discovery; Almodóvar; Aftershocks; Representing Older Lesbians and Gay Men;3: Icons; Actors (I): Eusebio Poncela, Victoria Abril, Jordi Mollȧ, Rosa María Sardȧ; Directors: Ventura Pons and Pedro Almodóvar; Actors (II): Newer Names; Popular Filmmakers; 4: Audiences; The Bookshop Image; The Glamorous Lesbian Image; Film, Cultural Activism, Videoart; Festivals; 5: Writers; Off-the-Shelf Middlebrow Lesbian and Gay Imaginaries; Screenwriters: Lucía Etxebarria; Elvira Lindo; Ángeles González Sinde; A-list novelists: Eduardo Mendicutti and Vicente Molina Foix; Writers’ Lives on Screen: Federico García Lorca and Jaime Gil de Biedma; Conclusion; Filmography; References; Index
Chris Perriam, Michael Thompson, Susan Frenk, Vanessa Knights, University of Newcastle) Perriam, Chris (Professor of Hispanic Studies, Professor of Hispanic Studies, University of Durham) Thompson, Michael (Lecturer in Spanish, Lecturer in Spanish, University of Durham) Frenk, Susan (Lecturer in Spanish, Lecturer in Spanish, University of Newcastle) Knights, Vanessa (Lecturer in Spanish, Lecturer in Spanish
Chris Perriam, Michael Thompson, Susan Frenk, Vanessa Knights, University of Newcastle) Perriam, Chris (Professor of Hispanic Studies, Professor of Hispanic Studies, University of Durham) Thompson, Michael (Lecturer in Spanish, Lecturer in Spanish, University of Durham) Frenk, Susan (Lecturer in Spanish, Lecturer in Spanish, University of Newcastle) Knights, Vanessa (Lecturer in Spanish, Lecturer in Spanish
Chris Perriam, Darren Waldron, University of Manchester) Perriam, Chris (Professor of Hispanic Studies, The University of Manchester) Waldron, Darren (Senior Lecturer in French
Chris Perriam, Darren Waldron, University of Manchester) Perriam, Chris (Professor of Hispanic Studies, The University of Manchester) Waldron, Darren (Senior Lecturer in French
Chris Perriam, Darren Waldron, University of Manchester) Perriam, Chris (Professor of Hispanic Studies, The University of Manchester) Waldron, Darren (Senior Lecturer in French
Chris Perriam, Darren Waldron, University of Manchester) Perriam, Chris (Professor of Hispanic Studies, The University of Manchester) Waldron, Darren (Senior Lecturer in French
Chris Perriam, Michael Thompson, Susan Frenk, Vanessa Knights, University of Newcastle) Perriam, Chris (Professor of Hispanic Studies, Professor of Hispanic Studies, University of Durham) Thompson, Michael (Lecturer in Spanish, Lecturer in Spanish, University of Durham) Frenk, Susan (Lecturer in Spanish, Lecturer in Spanish, University of Newcastle) Knights, Vanessa (Lecturer in Spanish, Lecturer in Spanish
Chris Perriam, Michael Thompson, Susan Frenk, Vanessa Knights, University of Newcastle) Perriam, Chris (Professor of Hispanic Studies, Professor of Hispanic Studies, University of Durham) Thompson, Michael (Lecturer in Spanish, Lecturer in Spanish, University of Durham) Frenk, Susan (Lecturer in Spanish, Lecturer in Spanish, University of Newcastle) Knights, Vanessa (Lecturer in Spanish, Lecturer in Spanish