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Luminous presence
Derek Jarman's life-writing
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English
Published/Copyright:
2021
About this book
Luminous presence: Derek Jarman's life-writing is the first book to analyse the prolific writing of queer icon Derek Jarman. Although he is well known for his avant-garde filmmaking, his garden, and his AIDS activism, he is also the author of over a dozen books, many of which are autobiographical. Much of Jarman's exploration of post-war queer identity and imaginative response to HIV/AIDS can be found in his books, such as the lyrical AIDS diaries Modern Nature and Smiling in Slow Motion. This book fully explores, for the first time, the remarkable range and depth of Jarman’s writing. Spanning his career, Alexandra Parsons argues that Jarman’s self-reflexive response to the HIV/AIDS crisis was critical in changing the cultural terms of queer representation from the 1980s onwards. Luminous presence is of great interest to students, scholars and readers of queer histories in literature, art and film.
Author / Editor information
Alexandra Parsons is a Paul Mellon Centre fellow and teaches contemporary literature and culture at University College London
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Front Matter
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Dedication
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Contents
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Illustrations
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Acknowledgements
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Introduction
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1 ‘The porter into forgotten landscapes’
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2 Dancing Ledge
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3 Derek Jarman’s Caravaggio
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4 Becoming Pasolini
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5 Kicking the Pricks
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6 Self-projection in film
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7 Modern Nature
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8 Queer Edward II
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9 At Your Own Risk
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10 Smiling in Slow Motion
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11 ‘A kind of bliss’
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12 Derek Jarman’s Garden
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Conclusion
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Bibliography
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Filmography
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Index
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Color Plates
258
Publishing information
Pages and Images/Illustrations in book
eBook published on:
January 17, 2024
eBook ISBN:
9781526144768
Pages and Images/Illustrations in book
eBook ISBN:
9781526144768
Keywords for this book
AIDS activism; Derek Jarman; LGBTQ+; LGBTQ+ histories; Life-writing; Queer activism; Queer cinema; Queer history; Queer life-writing; Queer literature
Audience(s) for this book
For a non-specialist adult audience
