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BL
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1009597
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b763967
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| Main Entry
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Benshoff, Harry M.,1963-
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| Title & Author
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Monsters in the closet : : homosexuality and the horror film /\ Harry M. Benshoff.
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| Publication Statement
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Manchester :: Manchester University Press,, 1997.
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, ©1997
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| Series Statement
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Inside popular film
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viii, 328 pages :: illustrations ;; 22 cm
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| ISBN
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0719044731
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: 9780719044731
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0719044723
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9780719044724
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| Notes
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The Cushing Library/Women & Gender Studies copy was acquired as part of The Don Kelly Research Collection of Gay Literature and Culture.
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-312) and index.
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| Contents
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Introduction: the monster and the homosexual -- Defining the monster queer in the classical Hollywood horror film -- Shock treatment: curing the monster queer during World War II -- Pods, pederasts, and perverts: (re)criminalizing the monster queer in Cold War culture -- Exposing the monster queer to the sunlight, circa the 1969 Stonewall Rebellion -- Satan spawn and out and proud: monster queers in the postmodern era.
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| Abstract
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Monster in the Closet is a history of the horrors film that explores the genre's relationship to the social and cultural history of homosexuality in America. Drawing on a wide variety of films and primary source materials including censorship files, critical reviews, promotional materials, fanzines, men's magazines, and popular.
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Homosexuality in motion pictures.
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Horror films-- History and criticism.
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Homosexuality in motion pictures.
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Homosexuality in motion pictures.
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Horror films-- History and criticism.
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Horror films.
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Griezelfilms.
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Homoseksualiteit.
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| Dewey Classification
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791.436164
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| LC Classification
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PN1995.9.H55B457 1997
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| NLM classification
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24.34bcl
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