Queer(ing) Russian art: realism, revolution, performance

"While the topic of queer sexuality in imperial Russia and the Soviet Union has been investigated for decades by scholars working in the fields of sociology, history, literary studies, and musicology, it has yet to be studied in any comprehensive or systematic way by those working in the visual...

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Other Authors: Baer, Brian James (Editor), Fiks, Yevgeniy 1972- (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Boston Academic Studies Press 2023
Series:Myths and taboos in Russian culture
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Summary:"While the topic of queer sexuality in imperial Russia and the Soviet Union has been investigated for decades by scholars working in the fields of sociology, history, literary studies, and musicology, it has yet to be studied in any comprehensive or systematic way by those working in the visual arts. Queer(ing) Russian Art: Realism, Revolution, Performance is meant to address this lacuna by providing a platform for new scholarship that connects "Russian" art with queerness in a variety of ways. Situated at the intersection of Visual Studies and Queer Studies and working from different theoretical and disciplinary perspectives, the contributors expose and explore the queer imagery and sensibilities in works of visual art produced in pre-Soviet, Soviet and post-Soviet contexts and beneath the surface of conventional histories of Russian and Soviet art"--
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (401 Seiten)
ISBN:9798887192529
DOI:10.1515/9798887192529

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