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The Perils of Pedagogy. The Works of John Greyson.
Longfellow, Brenda; Mackenzie, Scott; Waugh, Thomas
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Description for The Perils of Pedagogy. The Works of John Greyson.
Paperback. The first book to examine the works of controversial film and video-maker, queer activist, and agent provocateur, John Greyson. Num Pages: 584 pages, 98 b&w photos. BIC Classification: APFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 33. Weight in Grams: 944.
Whether addressing HIV/AIDS, the policing of bathroom sex, censorship, or anti-globalization movements, John Greyson has imbued his work with cutting humour, eroticism, and postmodern aesthetics. Mashing up high art, opera, community activism, and pop culture, Greyson challenges his audience to consider new ways that images can intervene in both political and public spheres. Emerging on the Toronto scene in the late 1970s, Greyson has produced an eclectic, provocative, and award-winning body of work in film and video. The essays in The Perils of Pedagogy range from personal meditations to provocative textual readings to studies of the historical contexts in ... Read more
Whether addressing HIV/AIDS, the policing of bathroom sex, censorship, or anti-globalization movements, John Greyson has imbued his work with cutting humour, eroticism, and postmodern aesthetics. Mashing up high art, opera, community activism, and pop culture, Greyson challenges his audience to consider new ways that images can intervene in both political and public spheres. Emerging on the Toronto scene in the late 1970s, Greyson has produced an eclectic, provocative, and award-winning body of work in film and video. The essays in The Perils of Pedagogy range from personal meditations to provocative textual readings to studies of the historical contexts in ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press Canada
Number of pages
584
Condition
New
Number of Pages
584
Place of Publication
Montreal, Canada
ISBN
9780773541443
SKU
V9780773541443
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About Longfellow, Brenda; Mackenzie, Scott; Waugh, Thomas
Brenda Longfellow is associate professor in the Department of Film at York University. Scott MacKenzie is a visiting research fellow at the Robarts Centre of Canadian Studies at York University and an adjunct professor at Queen's University. Thomas Waugh is Concordia University Research Chair in Documentary Film and in Sexual Representation in the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema. ... Read more
Reviews for The Perils of Pedagogy. The Works of John Greyson.
"The Perils of Pedagogy offers scholars, artists, and the general reader the opportunity to trace the complex oeuvre that is John Greyson. The interplay between critical analysis and Greyson's own voice gives full colour to Greyson's work and position in the international cultural, aesthetic, and political spheres." - David Gerstner, Department of Media Culture, City University of New York, Graduate ... Read more