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The Sexuality of Space: St Mary Magdalen¡¯s Home Movies by William Brown, University of Roehampton, London

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Elliott-Smith D (2017) The Sexuality of Space: St Mary Magdalen¡¯s Home Movies by William Brown, University of Roehampton, London. Review of: The Sexuality of Space: St Mary Magdalen¡¯s Home Movies by William Brown University of Roehampton, London. [in]Transition: Journal of Videographic Film and Moving Image Studies, 4 (4). http://mediacommons.org/intransition/2018/01/10/sexuality-space-st-mary-magdalen-s-home-movies

Abstract
First paragraph: Brown¡¯s experimental audio-visual investigation into the queer spaces of Magdalen College, Oxford presents a thrillingly diverse collection of cinematic and televisual depictions of the, often overlooked, rear of the college buildings themselves. Extending on Beatriz Colomina¡¯s edited collection of 1992 that considers ¡®space¡¯ and its relationship to sexuality, Brown¡¯s queer fusion of excerpts ranges from the obvious examples in classic British film and television: Brideshead Revisited (2008), Shadowlands (1993), The History Boys (2006) and Maurice (1987), to wider global appropriations of ¡®Oxbridge-porn¡¯ as seen in Purab aur Paschim (1970) and more contemporary televisual parodies like Charlie Brooker¡¯s Weekly Wipe (2015).

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[in]Transition: Journal of Videographic Film and Moving Image Studies: Volume 4, Issue 4

StatusPublished
Publication date14/09/2017
Publication date online14/09/2017
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ISSN2469-4312
eISSN2469-4312
Item discussedThe Sexuality of Space: St Mary Magdalen¡¯s Home Movies by William Brown University of Roehampton, London

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Dr Darren Elliott-Smith

Dr Darren Elliott-Smith

Senior Lecturer in Film & Gender Studies, Communications, Media and Culture

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