Sean Griffin

The first book to address the history of the gay community and Disney, "Tinker Belles and Evil Queens" broadly examines how Disney's corporate strategies have influenced our very definitions of sexuality. 20 photos.

The Walt Disney Company from the Inside Out

Tinker Belles and Evil Queens

Harry M. Benshoff

America on Film: Representing Race, Class, Gender, and Sexuality in the Movies, 2nd Edition is a lively introduction to issues of diversity as represented within the American cinema. Provides a comprehensive overview of the industrial, socio-cultural, and aesthetic factors that contribute to cinematic representations of race, class, gender, and sexuality Includes over 100 illustrations, glossary of key terms, questions for discussion, and lists for further reading/viewing Includes new case studies of a number of films, including Crash, Brokeback Mountain, and Quinceañera

Representing Race, Class, Gender, and Sexuality at the Movies

America on Film

From Thomas Edison's first cinematic experiments to contemporary Hollywood blockbusters, Queer Images chronicles the representation of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and queer sexualities over one hundred years of American film. The most up-to-date and comprehensive book of its kind, it explores not only the ever-changing images of queer characters onscreen, but also the work of queer filmmakers and the cultural histories of queer audiences. Queer Images surveys a wide variety of films, individuals, and subcultures, including the work of discreetly homosexual filmmakers during Hollywood's Golden Age; classical Hollywood's (failed) attempt to purge 'sex perversion' from films; the development of gay male camp in Hollywood cinema; queer exploitation films and gay physique films; the queerness of 1960s Underground Film practice; independent lesbian documentaries and experimental films; cinematic responses to the AIDS crisis; the rise and impact of New Queer Cinema; the growth of LGBT film festivals; and how contemporary Hollywood deals with queer issues. This entertaining and insightful book reveals how the meaning of sexual identity-as reflected on the silver screen-has changed a great deal over the decades, and it celebrates both the pioneers and contemporary practitioners of queer film in America. Queer Images is an essential volume for film buffs and anyone interested in sexuality and culture.

A History of Gay and Lesbian Film in America

Queer Images

Uncovers the queer nature of heterosexuality on film.

Queering Representations of Straightness

Hetero

The first major study of the relationship between liturgy and historiography in early medieval Rus.

The Liturgical Past in Byzantium and Early Rus

In June 2007, the FBI informed the NBA that one of its referees, Tim Donaghy, was the subject of a probe into illegal gambling. Within months, the public knew the broad outlines of a scheme involving Donaghy betting on games he officiated with a co-conspirator, longtime Donaghy acquaintance and professional gambler Jimmy "Baba" Battista. They were joined in the scandal by a mutual childhood friend, Tommy Martino. By November 2008, each man had pleaded guilty to charges relating to the conspiracy, and was in federal prison. The story was over. Or so it seemed to be.Author Sean Patrick Griffin, Ph.D., a former Philadelphia Police officer turned university professor and best-selling author, conducted dozens of interviews and obtained betting records, referee statistics, court documents, and unique access to witness statements and confidential law enforcement files. Years of research are presented in GAMING THE GAME, which looks inside the FBI''s investigation and beyond to provide the definitive account of the scandal. Jimmy Battista''s remarkable decades-long bookmaking and betting career is examined, including and especially his role as architect of the widely publicized scandal. Battista, who - unlike his co-conspirators - never spoke with federal authorities, reveals for the first time the intricate details of the scheme, most of which only he knows. Reviews "impeccably researched...insightful...[Griffin''s] street-wise writing sounds anything but academic...After reading ''Gaming the Game,'' you''ll never watch an NBA contest the same way again."Las Vegas Review-Journal "[Griffin] straddles the line between academic and storyteller, cop and journalist...[Gaming the Game] will blow your mind." Philadelphia Magazine "An exhaustively researched book threatening to overturn some comfortable assumptions about the NBA''s referee scandal ...[Gaming the Game] delivers the intrigue you''d expect from a true crime thriller" ESPN.com "Offers a fascinating look into the Donaghy scandal ... intriguing" Philadelphia Daily News "A book you can bet is worth reading...fascinating...a complete effort" Delaware County (PA) Daily Times "a tremendous read...fascinating...gripping...a must read for any bettor serious about the global marketplace...by far the most believable [account of the NBA betting scandal]" Covers.com "An outstanding read that might make you change the way you view professional sports." Beyond the Bets "If you''ve ever wondered what the REAL story was behind Tim Donaghy and the NBA betting scandal, this is a must read...If you''re interested in sports betting, you won''t be able to put [Gaming the Game] down" Bettors World "compelling [and] many leveled...the research behind Gaming the Game is impressive...[Griffin''s] He''s a fluid, crisp writer and an A-1 historian of crime" BNN "Griffin''s investigation into big time gambling is fascinating...Highly Recommended" Gambling Book and News "Few people are as qualified as Griffin to write this book...[his] scholarly background is evidenced in his research, which is flawless...If you''ve ever wanted to know how the big-money betting outfits work, this is the book for you. If you''ve ever wondered about the true story behind the Tim Donaghy scandal and how much of the truth are we being told, this is also the book for you. Griffin...is a gifted story teller and writes in a way that will have you glued to the pages. This is easily one of the best books ever written about the sports betting scene." About.com "Griffin curates FBI files, interviews, statistics and court documents, providing a narrative so vigorous and complex that readers are practically courtside. The cast of characters...come to life like players in a true crime novel" Biographie About the Author A former Philadelphia Police officer, best-selling author Sean Patrick Griffin, Ph.D. is Professor and Department Head of Criminal Justice at The Citadel.

The Story Behind the NBA Betting Scandal and the Gambler Who Made It Happen

Gaming the Game

"Queer Cinema, the Film Reader brings together key writings that use queer theory to explore cinematic sexualities, especially those historically designated as gay, lesbian, bisexual and/or transgendered. The collection examines the relationship between cinematic representations of sexuality and their social, historical and industrial contexts."--BOOK JACKET.

The Film Reader

Queer Cinema

The Walt Disney company is the brand name of conservative American family values, but also has a long and complex history with the gay and lesbian community. This text examines that relationsuhip from the 1930s up to the 1990s.

What Box? Out-of-the-Box Thinking for Career and Life

Introduction -- Overture: musical traditions before cinema -- You ain't heard nothin' yet: the sound revolution -- Face the music and dance: the depression -- Singing a song of freedom: World War II -- There's beauty everywhere: MGM and the freed unit -- Something's gotta give: the postwar musical -- Bustin' out all over: the rise of the musical blockbuster -- In a minor key: the B musical and beyond -- The sound of money: musicals in the 1960s -- Whistling in the dark: a genre in crisis -- Can't stop the music: musicals and the new Hollywood -- Just like Scheherezade: reviving the musical film genre

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