{"product_id":"turning-the-page-storytelling-as-activism-in-queer-film-and-media-paperback-softback-9780813593692","title":"Turning the Page; Storytelling As Activism in Queer Film and Media (Paperback \/ softback) 9780813593692","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eTurning the Page\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eStorytelling As Activism in Queer Film and Media\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDavid R. Coon (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780813593692\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 11 July 2018\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e224 pages, 14 images\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.346 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\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ca href='\"https:\/\/page99test.blogspot.com\/2018\/08\/david-r-coons-turning-page.html\"'\u003e\"David R. Coon's 'Turning the Page' Page 99 Test,\" by Marshal Zeringue\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e— The 99 Page Test\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eTurning the Page \u003c\/i\u003eoffers readers a concise exploration of film and television as sites for LGBTQ advocacy and activism. He exposes them to a wide array of theoretical debates and methodological frameworks in the fields of queer history and media studies. He demonstrates how they are increasingly formative to the queer experience as sites of community building and knowledge production.\"\u003c\/div\u003e— H-Net\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ca href='\"http:\/\/americareads.blogspot.com\/2018\/08\/pg-99-david-r-coons-turning-page.html\"'\u003e\"Pg. 99: David R. Coon's 'Turning the Page'\" feature reposted on Campaign for the American Reader by Marshal Zeringue\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/div\u003e— Campaign for the American Reader\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\"Coon offers well-developed, insightful analyses of specific media texts that have received little if no critical attention by queer scholars. In writing \u003ci\u003eTurning the Page\u003c\/i\u003e, Coon blazes a new trail in queer media studies.\"\u003c\/div\u003e— Stephen Tropiano, author of Rebels \u0026amp; Chicks: A History of Hollywood Teen Movies\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\"An impressive work of original and seminal scholarship...\u003ci\u003eTurning the Page \u003c\/i\u003eis unreservedly recommended for community and academic library LGBTQ Studies, Film\/Media Studies, and Gender Studies collections.\"\u003c\/div\u003e— Midwest Book Review\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ca href='\"https:\/\/www.cinema.ucla.edu\/collections\/inthelife\/history\/life-and-archive-20-years-facts-and-feelings\"'\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eIn the Life\u003c\/i\u003e collection of the UCLA Film and Television Archive essay from \u003ci\u003eTurning the Page,\"\u003c\/i\u003e by David R. Coon\u003cbr\u003e https:\/\/www.cinema.ucla.edu\/collections\/inthelife\/history\/life-and-archive-20-years-facts-and-feelings\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e— In the Life - UCLA Film and Television Archive\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ca href='\"https:\/\/www.kirkusreviews.com\/book-reviews\/michael-a-messner\/guys-like-me-messner\/\"'\u003e\"What Are Writers Reading\" spotlight with David R. Coon by Marshal Zeringue\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e— Writers Read\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\"Coon compels readers to consider the radical, democratizing potentialities of film, television, and other forms of visual media in representing queer experiences and perspectives.\"\u003c\/div\u003e— JHistory (H-Net)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\"Coon is a fine companion to \u003ci\u003eBetween the Sheets, In the Streets: Queer, Lesbian, Gay Documentary.\u003c\/i\u003e\"\u003c\/div\u003e— Choice\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFirst runner-up for the 2019 John Leo and Dana Heller Award from the Popular Culture Association\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  Surprisingly, Hollywood is still clumsily grappling with its representation of sexual minorities, and LGBTQ filmmakers struggle to find a place in the mainstream movie industry. However, organizations outside the mainstream are making a difference, helping to produce and distribute authentic stories that are both by and for LGBTQ people. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003ci\u003eTurning the Page\u003c\/i\u003e introduces readers to three nonprofit organizations that, in very different ways, have each positively transformed the queer media landscape. David R. Coon takes readers inside In the Life Media, whose groundbreaking documentaries on the LGBTQ experience aired for over twenty years on public television stations nationwide. Coon reveals the successes of POWER UP, a nonprofit production company dedicated to mentoring filmmakers who can turn queer stories into fully realized features and short films. Finally, he turns to Three Dollar Bill Cinema, an organization whose film festivals help queer media find an audience and whose filmmaking camps for LGBTQ youth are nurturing the next generation of queer cinema. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  Combining a close analysis of specific films and video programs with extensive interviews of industry professionals, \u003ci\u003eTurning the Page\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrates how queer storytelling in visual media has the potential to empower individuals, strengthen communities, and motivate social justice activism.  \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eIntroduction: Telling Stories for Social Change\u003cbr\u003e 1 \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Challenging Oppressive Myths: LGBTQ Activism and Storytelling\u003cbr\u003e 2 \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Documenting and Preserving Stories from the LGBTQ Movements: In the Life Media\u003cbr\u003e 3 \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Training Filmmakers and Educating Audiences: POWER UP\u003cbr\u003e 4 \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Connecting Diverse Communities through Film and Media Festivals: Three Dollar Bill\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Cinema\u003cbr\u003e 5 \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Developing the Next Generation of Storytellers: Reel Queer Youth\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion: Stories of Some of Our Lives\u003cbr\u003e Appendix\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Rutgers University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52563724632344,"sku":"9780813593692","price":25.77,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/turning-the-page-storytelling-as-activism-in-queer-film-and-media-paperback-softback-9780813593692","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}