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Product details
- ISBN 9781914420580
- Dimensions: 135 x 216mm
- Publication Date: 09 Jul 2024
- Publisher: Watkins Media Limited
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
- Language: English
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A
groundbreaking exploration of trans images in film and the emerging political
possibilities of the new trans cinema movement.
For
over a century, trans images have appeared in cinema, often as harmful cultural
objects shaped by the zeitgeist—from Christine Jorgensen to Candy Darling to
sensationalised guests on The Jerry Springer Show. These representations
frequently cast trans bodies in abject forms: as corpses, jokes, tragic
martyrs, or even monsters. But now, a new wave of trans cinema is emerging from
the margins, creating its own film language in direct response to this history.
Corpses,
Fools, and Monsters provides a radical
history of trans images in film, analysing the works of trans directors like
Isabel Sandoval, Silas Howard, and the Wachowski Sisters. It explores trans
representation in everything from pre-talkie films and Ed Wood’s B-movies to
Oscar-winners, body horror, and slashers. Beyond reassessing notable films and
portrayals, the book highlights overlooked filmmakers and films, showcasing
those who are pushing trans cinema into the mainstream in the twenty-first
century.
Key Features:
- A
critical history of trans representations in cinema
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In-depth analysis of notable trans filmmakers, including Isabel Sandoval, Silas
Howard, and the Wachowski Sisters
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Exploration of diverse film genres, from body horror to Oscar-winning dramas
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Focus on both historical and emerging trans cinema movements
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Brings attention to underappreciated films and artists that challenge
traditional portrayals
Willow Catelyn Maclay is a freelance film essayist and critic. She has written for the Village Voice, MUBI, Vulture and Roger Ebert.com. She contributed to the film anthologies Laura's Ghost: Women Speak About Twin Peaks and She Found it at the Movies: Women Writers on Sex, Desire and Cinema.
Caden Mark Gardner is a freelance trans film critic and researcher on trans film images. He has written for the Criterion Collection, MUBI, Film Comment, Reverse Shot, and other film outlets in the United States.
