{"product_id":"the-queerest-art-essays-on-lesbian-and-gay-theater-paperback","title":"The Queerest Art: Essays on Lesbian and Gay Theater - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\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\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 292\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.75 x 9.06 x 6.36 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 01, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44246074163251,"sku":"9780814798119","price":167.06,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0693\/2191\/6467\/files\/RBAqevDP8u9780814798119.webp?v=1777663735","url":"https:\/\/thereadinghousebookcompany.com\/products\/the-queerest-art-essays-on-lesbian-and-gay-theater-paperback","provider":"The Reading House Book Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}