Body Blows: Six Performances (Living Out: Gay and Lesbian Autobiographies) - Hardcover

Miller, Tim

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0299176800 ISBN 13: 9780299176808

Verlag: University of Wisconsin Press, 2002

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Book by Miller Tim

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"Tim Miller sings that song of the self which interrogates, with explosive, exploding, subversive joy and freedom, the constitution and borderlines of selfhood.... You don't think you need to hear such singing? You do! You must! Read the book!" - Tony Kushner, playwright of Angels in America, from the foreword "The power of Tim Miller's performances lies in his sharp mind and gentle heart, his capacity for being angry and funny and self-critical all at once. One senses immediately that he can be trusted, even when he leads us into unknown territory. His passion is utterly contagious." - Armistead Maupin, author of Tales of the City

Reseña del editor:

Performance artist Tim Miller has performed infront of audiences all over the world. This volume gathers six of his best-known performances that chart the sexual, spiritual and political topography of his identity as a gay man: "Some Golden States", "Stretch Marks", "My Queer Body", "Naked Breath", "Fruit Cocktail" and "Glory Box". Each performance script is illustrated with photographs and accompanied by Miller's notes and comments. The book explores the tangible body blows - taken and given - of Miller's life and times as explored in his performance: the queer-basher's blow, the sweet blowing breath of a lover, the below-the-belt blow of AIDS/HIV, the psychic blows from a society that disrespects the humanity of lesbian and gay relationships. Miller's performance are full of the put-up-your-dukes and stand-your-ground of such day-to-day blows that make up being gay in America.

Über diese Auflage

• Verlag: University of Wisconsin Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0299176800
• ISBN 13: 9780299176808
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 241