{"product_id":"the-queerest-art-essays-on-lesbian-and-gay-theater-hardcover","title":"The Queerest Art: Essays on Lesbian and Gay Theater - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlisa Solomon\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eFramji Minwalla\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom Shakespeare's gender-bending play \u003ci\u003eTwelfth Night\u003c\/i\u003e to the the critically-acclaimed Broadway hit \u003ci\u003eAngels in America\u003c\/i\u003e, from 17th century kabuki theater of Japan--performed by cross-dressing prostitutes--to the NEA-denounced performance art of Holly Hughes, theater has long been--as co-editor Alisa Solomon terms it--the queerest art.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe Queerest Art\u003c\/b\u003e is a pioneering collection of essays by and conversations among a diverse range of leading theater academics and artists. The first anthology to bring scholars and makers of queer theater into direct dialogue, the volume explores such subjects as same-sex desire in Restoration comedy, the racialized impact of colonial Shakespeare, the cuerpo politizado of a performance artist in contemporary Los Angeles, and the nitty-gritty of getting a queer show presented in Peoria. \u003cb\u003eThe Queerest Art\u003c\/b\u003e rereads the history of performance as a celebration and critique of dissident sexualities, exploring the politics of pleasure and the pleasure of politics that drive the theater.\u003cbr\u003e Lively and accessible, \u003cb\u003eThe Queerest Art\u003c\/b\u003e will be useful to scholars, students, artists, and theater-goers alike interested in what makes queer theater . . . and what makes theater queer.\u003cbr\u003eContributors include: Jill Dolan, Brian Freeman, Randy Gener, George E. Haggerty, Holly Hughes, Ania Loomba, Tim Miller, José Esteban Muñoz, Deb Parks-Satterfield, Lola Pashalinski, Everett Quinton, David Román, David Savran, Laurence Senelick, Don Shewey, Carmelita Tropicana, Valerie Traub, Paula Vogel, Doric Wilson, and Stacy Wolf.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 280\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.94 x 9.2 x 6.32 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 01, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42163914309767,"sku":"9780814798102","price":192.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/5a62ac3ca01550044b6ba799b2522b8d.webp?v=1733301285","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-queerest-art-essays-on-lesbian-and-gay-theater-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}