{"product_id":"the-adventures-of-priscilla-queen-of-the-desert-paperback-softback-9780228027805","title":"The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (Paperback \/ softback) 9780228027805","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRenée Middlemost (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780228027805\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 31 May 2026\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e162 pages, 50 photos\u003cbr\u003e20.3 x 15.2 x 0.9 cm, 0.216 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e“As \u003ci\u003ePriscilla, Queen of the Desert\u003c\/i\u003e continues to shape queer and drag aesthetics worldwide, this book offers a timely reassessment of the film’s influence on global queer culture and on Australian queer politics. Engaging the film’s critics while offering a nuanced rereading of its most controversial elements, Middlemost demonstrates why \u003ci\u003ePriscilla\u003c\/i\u003e still matters – and still provokes – today.” – Vincent Doyle, author of \u003ci\u003eMaking Out in the Mainstream: GLAAD and the Politics of Respectability\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten in less than ten days in 1994, \u003ci\u003eThe Adventures of Priscilla: Queen of the Desert \u003c\/i\u003ebecame a cultural phenomenon that fundamentally altered mainstream ideas about queer identity worldwide.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe iconic imagery of \u003ci\u003ePriscilla\u003c\/i\u003e still resonates as a symbol of global queer pride and liberation in spite of a critical reception that has varied since its release. Renée Middlemost provides valuable insight into the key debates surrounding the film through an overview of its production, initial reception, and legacy – adaptation into a stage musical, theme for an Olympic float, and inspiration for reality television programs. The evolution of \u003ci\u003ePriscilla\u003c\/i\u003e’s reputation also offers insight into ever-changing cultural attitudes: wild praise upon release, academic and critical backlash, and finally a nuanced but warm welcome into the history of Australian cinema. Equal parts road movie, musical, and comedy, \u003ci\u003ePriscilla\u003c\/i\u003e moved between genres, pulling off a radical centring of queer lives for mainstream consumption in the mid-1990s.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePassing its thirtieth anniversary, \u003ci\u003eThe Adventures of Priscilla: Queen of the Desert \u003c\/i\u003eendures as cult object and cultural touchstone, adored by devoted audiences while serving as a reminder of progress made and the work still needed for acceptance. As Middlemost says of her first viewing in a suburban Sydney multiplex in 1994: “It was rude, it was sparkly, it shocked the family members who had begrudgingly taken me; I loved it.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments   ix\u003cbr\u003eSynopsis   xi\u003cbr\u003eCredits   xiii\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: All Aboard the “Budget Barbie Camper”   3\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1 Priscilla, an Inspiring Film About Drag Conquering the World: The Film, the Maker, and the Release   18\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2 The Politics of Priscilla, Into the Wild: Representation and Reception   49\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e3 Beyond the Bus, the Glitter Trail and All That Remains: Debates and Legacy   78\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eConclusion: Priscilla, Who’d Have Thought You’d Take Us So Far?   102\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNotes   111\u003cbr\u003eReferences   117\u003cbr\u003eIndex   139\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"McGill-Queen's University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52702182506776,"sku":"9780228027805","price":13.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-adventures-of-priscilla-queen-of-the-desert-paperback-softback-9780228027805","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}