Queer Bergman

Sexuality, Gender, and the European Art Cinema

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Gender Studies, Gay Studies, Entertainment, Film, History & Criticism, Performing Arts
Cover of the book Queer Bergman by Daniel Humphrey, University of Texas Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Daniel Humphrey ISBN: 9780292743786
Publisher: University of Texas Press Publication: February 15, 2013
Imprint: University of Texas Press Language: English
Author: Daniel Humphrey
ISBN: 9780292743786
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Publication: February 15, 2013
Imprint: University of Texas Press
Language: English
One of the twentieth century’s most important filmmakers—indeed one of its most important and influential artists—Ingmar Bergman and his films have been examined from almost every possible perspective, including their remarkable portrayals of women and their searing dramatizations of gender dynamics. Curiously however, especially considering the Swedish filmmaker’s numerous and intriguing comments on the subject, no study has focused on the undeniably queer characteristics present throughout this nominally straight auteur’s body of work; indeed, they have barely been noted.Queer Bergman makes a bold and convincing argument that Ingmar Bergman’s work can best be thought of as profoundly queer in nature. Using persuasive historical evidence, including Bergman’s own on-the-record (though stubbornly ignored) remarks alluding to his own homosexual identifications, as well as the discourse of queer theory, Daniel Humphrey brings into focus the director’s radical denunciation of heteronormative values, his savage and darkly humorous deconstructions of gender roles, and his work’s trenchant, if also deeply conflicted, attacks on homophobically constructed forms of patriarchic authority. Adding an important chapter to the current discourse on GLBT/queer historiography, Humphrey also explores the unaddressed historical connections between post–World War II American queer culture and a concurrently vibrant European art cinema, proving that particular interrelationship to be as profound as the better documented associations between gay men and Hollywood musicals, queer spectators and the horror film, lesbians and gothic fiction, and others.
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
One of the twentieth century’s most important filmmakers—indeed one of its most important and influential artists—Ingmar Bergman and his films have been examined from almost every possible perspective, including their remarkable portrayals of women and their searing dramatizations of gender dynamics. Curiously however, especially considering the Swedish filmmaker’s numerous and intriguing comments on the subject, no study has focused on the undeniably queer characteristics present throughout this nominally straight auteur’s body of work; indeed, they have barely been noted.Queer Bergman makes a bold and convincing argument that Ingmar Bergman’s work can best be thought of as profoundly queer in nature. Using persuasive historical evidence, including Bergman’s own on-the-record (though stubbornly ignored) remarks alluding to his own homosexual identifications, as well as the discourse of queer theory, Daniel Humphrey brings into focus the director’s radical denunciation of heteronormative values, his savage and darkly humorous deconstructions of gender roles, and his work’s trenchant, if also deeply conflicted, attacks on homophobically constructed forms of patriarchic authority. Adding an important chapter to the current discourse on GLBT/queer historiography, Humphrey also explores the unaddressed historical connections between post–World War II American queer culture and a concurrently vibrant European art cinema, proving that particular interrelationship to be as profound as the better documented associations between gay men and Hollywood musicals, queer spectators and the horror film, lesbians and gothic fiction, and others.

More books from University of Texas Press

Cover of the book The Crime Novel by Daniel Humphrey
Cover of the book Sabine Pass by Daniel Humphrey
Cover of the book Black Tides by Daniel Humphrey
Cover of the book Alejo Carpentier by Daniel Humphrey
Cover of the book The Masks of Tragedy by Daniel Humphrey
Cover of the book Reading Chican@ Like a Queer by Daniel Humphrey
Cover of the book Three Decades of Engendering History by Daniel Humphrey
Cover of the book Grasses, Pods, Vines, Weeds by Daniel Humphrey
Cover of the book Not Without Honor by Daniel Humphrey
Cover of the book Diodorus Siculus, The Persian Wars to the Fall of Athens by Daniel Humphrey
Cover of the book Alfonso Reyes and Spain by Daniel Humphrey
Cover of the book The Cross Timbers by Daniel Humphrey
Cover of the book Recollections of a Tejano Life by Daniel Humphrey
Cover of the book Santiago's Children by Daniel Humphrey
Cover of the book Books Are Made Out of Books by Daniel Humphrey
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy