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Uncovers the queer nature of heterosexuality on film.Just as feminist scholars have turned to considerations of masculinity and scholars of race have begun to consider whiteness as a category, this collection brings the insights of queer theory to bear on cinematic representations of straightness. S...
Author
Sean Griffin
Binding
Paperback
Pages
278
Publisher
State University of New York Press
ISBN #
1438426186
EAN Code
9781438426181
ISBN #
9
Humphrey Bogart. Abbott and Costello. Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney. John Wayne. Rita Hayworth and Betty Grable. Images of these film icons conjure up a unique moment in cinema and history, one of optimism and concern, patriotism and cynicism. What Dreams Were Made Of examines the performers who he...
Binding
Paperback
Pages
280
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
ISBN #
0813549647
EAN Code
9780813549644
ISBN #
6
Updated Edition, October 2007“A gripping story. . . . Griffin richly documents the Black Mafia’s organization, outreach and over-the-top badness.”—Philadelphia Inquirer“Griffin’s reporting on the Black Mafia and its interaction with law enforcement, the Nation of Islam and the Italian mob is fascina...
Author
Sean Patrick Griffin
Binding
Paperback
Pages
328
Publisher
Milo Books
ISBN #
1903854369
EAN Code
9781903854365
ISBN #
3
Author
aa
Binding
Paperback
Publisher
Milo Books
ISBN #
17
Now in paperback, Gaming the Game delves inside the FBI investigation of illegal gambling involving former basketball NBA referee, Tim Donaghy. The story examines Donaghy's relationships with professional gambler Jimmy Battista and Tommy Martino (the intermediary between Donaghy and Battista), the i...
Author
Sean Patrick Griffin
Binding
Paperback
Pages
320
Publisher
Barricade Books
ISBN #
1569804753
EAN Code
9781569804759
ISBN #
15
Queer Cinema, The Film Reader examines the relationship between cinematic representations of sexuality and their social, historical, and industrial contexts. Clearly divided into an introductory overview and four topic areas, the Reader explores how recent critical thinking has approached queer sex...
Binding
Paperback
Pages
256
Publisher
Routledge
ISBN #
0415319870
EAN Code
9780415319874
ISBN #
4
From its Magic Kingdom theme parks to its udderless cows, the Walt Disney Company has successfully maintained itself as the brand name of conservative American family values. But the Walt Disney Company has also had a long and complex relationship to the gay and lesbian community that is only now be...
Author
Sean Griffin
Binding
Paperback
Pages
292
Publisher
NYU Press
ISBN #
0814731236
EAN Code
9780814731239
ISBN #
8
In June 2007, the FBI informed the NBA that one of its referees, Tim Donaghy, was the subject of a probe into illegal gambling. Within months, the public knew the broad outlines of a scheme involving Donaghy betting on games he officiated with a co-conspirator, longtime Donaghy acquaintance and prof...
Author
Sean Patrick Griffin
Binding
Hardcover
Pages
320
Publisher
Barricade Books
ISBN #
1569804443
EAN Code
9781569804445
ISBN #
7
Author
Sean Griffin
ISBN #
0814731228
Author
Sean Griffin
ISBN #
0814731236
Author
Sean Patrick Griffin
ISBN #
1903854369