Irish Queer Cinema

Allison Macleod

Published by Edinburgh University Press 2018

Irish Queer Cinema

Allison Macleod

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781474411493

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An extensive critical study of cinematic representations of Irish queer masculinities

Develops innovative spatial models of queer sociality as frameworks for analysing Irish films
Provides readings of cinematic space to assess the impact of socio-economic change on Irish identity politics and patterns of cultural representation
Uses queer theory to explore the relationship between Irish nationalist discourses, LGBTQ politics in Ireland and the increasing visibility of Irish queer identities on-screen

In recent years queer identities have become increasingly visible in Irish cinema, a shift that can be linked to political, economic and social changes taking place both in Ireland and around the world, as well as to changes in national film policy to cater more to international audiences. Irish Queer Cinema explores the sexual politics and socio-economic conditions that have determined the shape and evolution of these representations whilst interrogating the relationship between on-screen visibility and progressive sexual politics. Drawing together 23 films as depictive of an Irish queer cinema, including Clash of the Ash, The Crying Game and Me First, the book investigates the different ways gender and sexuality intersect with nationhood and national forms of belonging, and explores the role of queerness within the constitution of an Irish national culture.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
List of Figures Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Acknowledgements Publicly Available Download PDF	viii
1. Queerly National and Nationally Queer: Paradoxes of an Irish Queer Cinema Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2. Mapping Ireland’s Queer Films Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	18
3. Re-imagined Kinship and Failed Communities Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	28
4. The Contested Space of the Irish Pub Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	48
5. Compartmentalised Cosmopolitans and Rigid Fluidity Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	67
6. The Queerly Productive Constraints of Rural Space Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	91
7. Queer Mobilities and Disassociated Masculinities Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	109
8. Contested Belongings within Diasporic Space Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	128
9. The Irish Queer Short Film Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	146
10. Concluding Remarks Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	160
Select Filmography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	162
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	163
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	174

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Language: English
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 192
Illustrations
- Other: 15 B/W illustrations
Keywords: Film, Media & Cultural Studies

eBook

Published: March 24, 2022
ISBN: 9781474411493