Turning the page : storytelling as activism in queer film and media /

Surprisingly, Hollywood is still clumsily grappling with its representation of sexual minorities, and LGBTQ filmmakers struggle to find a place in the mainstream movie industry. However, organizations outside the mainstream are making a difference, helping to produce and distribute authentic stories...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Coon, David R., 1974- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New Brunswick : Rutgers University Press, [2018]
Subjects:
Sexual minorities in mass media.
Gay liberation movement > United States.
In the Life Media.
LGBTQ.
POWERUP.
Three Dollar Bill Cinema.
film.
filmmakers.
media.
nonprofit.
queer.
Minorités sexuelles dans les médias.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / General.
Gay liberation movement
Sexual minorities in mass media
United States
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Telling Stories for Social Change
  • 1. Challenging Oppressive Myths: LGBTQ Activism and Storytelling
  • 2. Documenting and Preserving Stories from the LGBTQ Movements: In the Life Media
  • 3. Training Filmmakers and Educating Audiences: POWER UP
  • 4. Connecting Diverse Communities through Film and Media Festivals: Three Dollar Bill Cinema
  • 5. Developing the Next Generation of Storytellers: Reel Queer Youth
  • Conclusion: Stories of Some of Our Lives
  • Acknowledgments
  • Appendix
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • About the Author.

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