{"product_id":"the-queerest-art-essays-on-lesbian-and-gay-theater-9780814798102","title":"The Queerest Art: Essays on Lesbian and Gay Theater","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSolomon, Alisa:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eAlisa Solomon\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of English\/Journalism at Baruch College-City University of New York, and of English and Theater at the CUNY Graduate Center, where she also serves as executive director for the Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMinwalla, Framji:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eFramji Minwalla\u003c\/b\u003e is Assistant Professor of Drama at Dartmouth College. He is currently working on a book about the pedagogy of theater history.","brand":"New York University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50900111917330,"sku":"9780814798102","price":117.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_68878df9-4af1-44fc-8f5b-c70707f765dc.jpg?v=1738375320","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-queerest-art-essays-on-lesbian-and-gay-theater-9780814798102","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}