Turning the Page

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).

• Introduction: Telling Stories for Social Change1          Challenging Oppressive Myths: LGBTQ Activism and Storytelling2          Documenting and Preserving Stories from the LGBTQ Movements: In the Life Media3          Training Filmmakers and Educating Audiences: POWER UP4          Connecting Diverse Communities through Film and Media Festivals: Three Dollar BillCinema5          Developing the Next Generation of Storytellers: Reel Queer YouthConclusion: Stories of Some of Our LivesAppendixAcknowledgmentsNotesIndex

"David R. Coon's 'Turning the Page' Page 99 Test," by Marshal Zeringue— The 99 Page Test"Turning the Page offers readers a concise exploration of film and television as sites for LGBTQ advocacy and activism. He exposes them to a wide array of theoretical debates and methodological frameworks in the fields of queer history and media studies. He demonstrates how they are increasingly formative to the queer experience as sites of community building and knowledge production."— H-Net"Pg. 99: David R. Coon's 'Turning the Page'" feature reposted on Campaign for the American Reader by Marshal Zeringue— Campaign for the American Reader"Coon offers well-developed, insightful analyses of specific media texts that have received little if no critical attention by queer scholars. In writing Turning the Page, Coon blazes a new trail in queer media studies."— Stephen Tropiano, author of Rebels & Chicks: A History of Hollywood Teen Movies"An impressive work of original and seminal scholarship...Turning the Page is unreservedly recommended for community and academic library LGBTQ Studies, Film/Media Studies, and Gender Studies collections."— Midwest Book Review"In the Life collection of the UCLA Film and Television Archive essay from Turning the Page," by David R. Coonhttps://www.cinema.ucla.edu/collections/inthelife/history/life-and-archive-20-years-facts-and-feelings— In the Life - UCLA Film and Television Archive"What Are Writers Reading" spotlight with David R. Coon by Marshal Zeringue— Writers Read"Coon compels readers to consider the radical, democratizing potentialities of film, television, and other forms of visual media in representing queer experiences and perspectives."— JHistory (H-Net)"Coon is a fine companion to Between the Sheets, In the Streets: Queer, Lesbian, Gay Documentary."— Choice