Queer Cinema in Europe

Queer cinema has gained scholarly attention in recent years as a manifestation of the conflicts anxieties and liberation of European sexuality. Robin Griffiths’ Queer Cinema in Europe the first anthology of its kind probes the questions and implications of sex gender and identity in contemporary European filmmaking. An esteemed group of contributors discuss the varieties of lesbian and gay representation to deconstruct and redefine notions of national identity and culture in a diverse European context. This volume explores a wide scope of films directors and genres to forge a new understanding of what it means to be queer in the twenty-first century.