Filmographies as archives: on Richard Dyer's list-making in Gays and Film

Glyn Davis

doi:10.15664/fcj.v19i0.2396

Filmographies as archives: on Richard Dyer's list-making in Gays and Film

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I was asked to contribute a retrospective book review of a canonical film studies text on archives, but instead offered a look back at a crucial archive for queer cinema historians: the filmography at the end of the two editions of Richard Dyer's edited volume 'Gays and Film' (1977/1984). I argue in this short essay that the filmography serves as a vital archival trace of political debates occuring at the time of its assembly.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	308-314
Number of pages	7
Journal	Frames Cinema Journal
Volume	19
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.15664/fcj.v19i0.2396
Publication status	Published - 7 Mar 2022

Keywords

Film studies
Lesbian and gay cinema
Queer film history
Film archives
Richard Dyer
Gays and Film

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