Academic publishing.
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10th June 2013
Getting Into the Outside. Representations of Class and Homosexuality in Gus Van Sant's My Own Private Idaho.
This intriguing academic study explores the representations of class and homosexuality with Gus Van Sant’s 1991 cult classic, My Own Private Idaho. Drawing on the arguments of film academics such as Richard Dyer and Harry Benshoff, Getting Into the Outside provides a unique insight into the film’s place within the New Queer Cinema Movement and the exploration of human sexuality.
In addition to this, drawing on social studies by such experts as Stephanie Coontz, the work explores the strong class divisions depicted within the film and questions the social conscience and seismic political changes that the film explores, questioning whether My Own Private Idaho was really a ground breaking film.
A fascinating insight for both film theorists and film fans alike, Getting Into the Outside, provides a fresh insight into one of the most definitive cinema experiences of the 1990s.