{"product_id":"the-queerest-art-alisa-solomon-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\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alisa Solomon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0814798101\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780814798102\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New York University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.16lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.32w x 0.94d","brand":"Alisa Solomon","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46384241836287,"sku":"9780814798102","price":89.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2bf9dab8-b157-46aa-a070-b1e4d4c539c2.jpg?v=1733283169","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-queerest-art-alisa-solomon-9780814798102","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}