Spectacular Passions: Cinema, Fantasy, Gay Spectatorships

Abstract

An examination of how cinematic spectatorship is articulated, practiced, and experienced in the contexts of gay male subjectivities. Introduction: At First Sight: Definitions, Clarifications, and Assorted Prolegomena -- 1 Something a Little Strange: Theorizing Gay Male Spectatorships -- 2 Fantasmatic Escapades: Gay Spectatorships and Queer Negotiations of the Hollywood Musical -- 3 Camping under the Stars: Gay Spectatorships, Camp, and the Excessive Female Star Image -- 4 Mommie Dearest: Gay Spectatorships and Formations of Maternal-Oriented Desire -- 5 Papa, Can't You See That I'm Flaming? Gay Spectatorships and Figures of Masculinity.