Stamm, Laura, The Queer Biopic in the AIDS Era

Laura Stamm’s study of the New Queer Cinema that developed in the late 1980s and early 1990s—The Queer Biopic in the AIDS Era—offers compelling insights into queer filmmakers’ turn to the biopic to respond to the AIDS crisis. At first, following Stamm’s argument, the notion of a specifically queer...

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Hovedforfatter: Hughes, Eric
Format: Article ou chapitre numérique
Sprog:Anglais
Udgivet: European journal of American studies 2024
Online adgang:Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
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Summary:Laura Stamm’s study of the New Queer Cinema that developed in the late 1980s and early 1990s—The Queer Biopic in the AIDS Era—offers compelling insights into queer filmmakers’ turn to the biopic to respond to the AIDS crisis. At first, following Stamm’s argument, the notion of a specifically queer biopic may seem incongruous. The biopic genre represents one of the earliest and most recognizable film genres, almost to the point of seeming passé. Stamm’s strategy in placing the queer biopic wi...