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Gay men at the movies: cinema, memory and the history of a gay male community/ by Scott McKinnon
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Unique IDLIB-00014080Date1st January 2016Date qualifieryear onlyDescriptionDescription: Cinema has long played a major role in the formation of community among marginalized groups, and this book details that process for gay men in Sydney, Australia from the 1950s to the present. Scott McKinnon builds the book from a variety of sources, including film reviews, media reports, personal memoirs, oral histories, and a striking range of films, all deployed to answer the question of understanding cinema-going as a moment of connection to community and identity how the experience of seeing these films and being part of an audience helped to build a community among the gay men of Sydney in the period.
Machine generated contents note: pt. One Friends of Dorothy in the Emerald City
ch. 1 The 1950s
Censored from view for all to see
Gay space, cinema-going and censorship in 1950s Sydney
Regular guys and `sister boys': Tea and Sympathy
Friends of Tom Lee: Rebel without a Cause, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and Some Like it Hot
ch. 2 The 1960s
Undeniable
Gay space, cinema-going and censorship in 1960s Sydney
Poor unfortunate souls: victim and Advise and Consent
The real lives of English youth: A Taste of Honey, The Leather Boys and If...
ch. 3 The 1970s
Strike up the band
Gay space, cinema-going and censorship in 1970s Sydney
A memory of times gone by: The Boys In the Band
The thrill of the new: Sunday Bloody Sunday and A Very Natural Thing
ch. 4 The 1980s - Arriving at last, leaving too soon
Gay space, cinema-going and censorship in 1980s Sydney
The Hollywood gaze: Fame, Partners, Cruising and Making Love
Contents note continued: An independent eye: Taxi Zum Klo
ch. 5 The 1990s
When we were cool
Gay space, cinema-going and censorship in 1990s Sydney
Made for them or watched by us? The Sum of Us
To enlighten and remember: Philadelphia and Longtime Companion
ch. 6 The 2000s
In the shadow of the mountain
Gay space, cinema-going and censorship in 2000s Sydney
The film that got us good: Brokeback Mountain
Staying home or going to the festival: Another Gay Movie and Shelter
pt. Two Memories of Dorothy: Memory, Movies, Gay Men
ch. 7 Gay kids at the movies
Movie memory and queer childhoods
On-screen memories: Childhood
Remembering childhood cinema-going
ch. 8 Others like us - Movie memory and the search for community
Movie memories at the movies: Identity
Learning, reciting and refuting memory
ch. 9 We were there - Movie memory and the search for a queer past
Heroes and villains: Braveheart and Alexander
Contents note continued: Creating `our' history: Stonewall and Milk
Conclusion: Gay men at the movies
Public Note: Includes indexLanguageEnglish (eng)IllustrationsBlack and white illustrationsPublisherIntellectPlace of publicationBristol
Bristol
England
Machine generated contents note: pt. One Friends of Dorothy in the Emerald City
ch. 1 The 1950s
Censored from view for all to see
Gay space, cinema-going and censorship in 1950s Sydney
Regular guys and `sister boys': Tea and Sympathy
Friends of Tom Lee: Rebel without a Cause, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and Some Like it Hot
ch. 2 The 1960s
Undeniable
Gay space, cinema-going and censorship in 1960s Sydney
Poor unfortunate souls: victim and Advise and Consent
The real lives of English youth: A Taste of Honey, The Leather Boys and If...
ch. 3 The 1970s
Strike up the band
Gay space, cinema-going and censorship in 1970s Sydney
A memory of times gone by: The Boys In the Band
The thrill of the new: Sunday Bloody Sunday and A Very Natural Thing
ch. 4 The 1980s - Arriving at last, leaving too soon
Gay space, cinema-going and censorship in 1980s Sydney
The Hollywood gaze: Fame, Partners, Cruising and Making Love
Contents note continued: An independent eye: Taxi Zum Klo
ch. 5 The 1990s
When we were cool
Gay space, cinema-going and censorship in 1990s Sydney
Made for them or watched by us? The Sum of Us
To enlighten and remember: Philadelphia and Longtime Companion
ch. 6 The 2000s
In the shadow of the mountain
Gay space, cinema-going and censorship in 2000s Sydney
The film that got us good: Brokeback Mountain
Staying home or going to the festival: Another Gay Movie and Shelter
pt. Two Memories of Dorothy: Memory, Movies, Gay Men
ch. 7 Gay kids at the movies
Movie memory and queer childhoods
On-screen memories: Childhood
Remembering childhood cinema-going
ch. 8 Others like us - Movie memory and the search for community
Movie memories at the movies: Identity
Learning, reciting and refuting memory
ch. 9 We were there - Movie memory and the search for a queer past
Heroes and villains: Braveheart and Alexander
Contents note continued: Creating `our' history: Stonewall and Milk
Conclusion: Gay men at the movies
Public Note: Includes indexLanguageEnglish (eng)IllustrationsBlack and white illustrationsPublisherIntellectPlace of publicationBristol
Bristol
England
Format
FormatPublication - Book
Numbering & Quantity
Number of pages272
Characteristics
Dimensions (free text)23 cm
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Subject tagsHomosexualityMotion pictures and gay men
Identification
Dewey decimal numberSRC 791.4308 MACKISBN/ISSN97817832059671783205962Source system IDR0000414243Alternative ID30002039238019
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CollectionBooks and JournalsCinema
Gay men at the movies: cinema, memory and the history of a gay male community/ by Scott McKinnon (01/01/2016), [LIB-00014080]. City of Sydney Archives, accessed 24 Apr 2025, https://archives.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/nodes/view/1751184