While queer narratives and characters appear (ubiquitous) across media and platforms, what kinds of stories claim our attention and interest? What priorities emerge as queer and trans lives are imperiled by assaults by the rabid right? This is less an attempt to survey the field than to take a few inspiring examples by queer and trans makers and submit them for our collective scrutiny and enjoyment.
Amy Villarejo joined UCLA’s Department of Film, Television, and Digital Media in 2020. Her research focuses on queer cinema and media, critical theory, and television; most recently, she has published the 3rd edition of Film Studies: The Basics (Routledge, 2021) and the Oxford Handbook of Queer Cinema (with Ron Gregg, Oxford UP, 2021).
