LGBTQIA+ Screen Studies

There's still time to join us online today, 16:30 UK time

Join us online on Monday, 10 November, 16:30-18:00 (UK time), to hear about new LGBTQIA+ screen studies research. Speakers include Nicholas de Villiers, Beth Bramich and Mike Wyeld. More details and sign-up form here forms.gle/TTGvu4FCmAS8...

My next book Deviants and Trailblazers: A History of Trans Activism in Britain is in the @plutopress.bsky.social Spring/Summer 2026 catalogue (for a May '26 release)!

This book is the first joined-up history of trans activism in the UK all the ways from the 40s to the present.

OUTBURST QUEER ARTS FESTIVAL 2025 Queer Art, Revolutionary imagination

Outburst Queer Arts Festival 2025 is now open for booking!

Get ur queer theatre, trans poetry workshops, historical opera, food cruising, zines, T*RAI conference & ofc queereoke, Belfast babes.

outburstarts.com/festival/

Free article alert! 💞

In this essay, Ankita Deb examines how nontheatrical films on sex education from Europe and North America were recirculated by B-circuit filmmakers in India and, in so doing, suffused with feminist and queer possibilities.

online.ucpress.edu/fmh/article/...

The Seduction of Space A bold and far-reaching new study of French queer cinema reimagines the relationship between sexuality and space Spatiality has long been a crucial and poten...

In his book THE SEDUCTION OF SPACE, @julesod.bsky.social cruises French queer cinema www.upress.umn.edu/978151791684...

In her funny and provocative study of the US sitcom, CLOSURES, @gracelavery.bsky.social considers the flimsiness of heteronorms www.dukeupress.edu/closures

Queer TV Asia: emerging studies of queer TV in a globalising Asia Introduction Queerness, broadly understood, denotes identities, practices, positions and relations that upset mainstream society’s ‘normalizing mandates’ concerning gen

This special dossier from last Spring's issue of Screen explores queer TV in a globalising Asia, edited by SIG member Jamie J. Zhao doi.org/10.1093/scre...

Queer Slashers From Norman Bates dressed as "Mother" in Psycho to the rouged cheeks of Leatherface in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, many slasher icons have borne traces of q...

From @thepetermarra.bsky.social, QUEER SLASHERS examines the complicated appeal of the slasher film for queer audiences and filmmakers iupress.org/978025307194...

Bodies of Water

Written by our SIG member @maguiregeoff.bsky.social, BODIES OF WATER explores the fluid, queer aesthetics of contemporary Latin American cinema sunypress.edu/Books/B/Bodi...

Mädchen in Uniform Leontine Sagan's Mädchen in Uniform (1931) is a groundbreaking German film that showcases women's agency and desire behind and in front of the camera.Adapted fr…

Barbara Mennel follows the queer desire swirling through a Prussian boarding school in MÄDCHEN IN UNIFORM (1931) and its fragmented afterlife in a BFI Film Classic www.bloomsbury.com/uk/m%C3%A4dc...

Trans media's expanding horizons | Edinburgh University Press Paige Macintosh shares what inspired their research on trans media in the current political landscape and what their hopes are for the coming years.

In celebration of Edinburgh Pride (where my publisher @edinburghup.bsky.social is based), I thought I'd share this short Q&A about my upcoming book, Debating Authenticity: Authorship, Aesthetics and Embodiment in Trans Media 🎓🌈

euppublishingblog.com/2025/06/19/t...

Corpses, Fools, and Monsters: A Conversation with Caden Mark Gardner and Willow Catelyn Maclay In one of the most famous trans allegories in cinema history, The Matrix (1999), directed by the Wachowski sisters, the main character Neo is offered a choice: take the red pill and experience awarene...

In their book CORPSES, FOOLS & MONSTERS, Caden Mark Gardner and Willow Catelyn Maclay chart the history and future of trans representation on screen www.screenslate.com/articles/cor...

<em>Desert Hearts</em>: An Aging Queer Trilogy “Desert Hearts: An Aging Queer Trilogy” is a threesome of video essays that engage with and excavate representations of aging queer female subjectivity, homophobia, and desire in Desert Hearts (direct...

Performance and video artist Dayna McLeod explores ageing queer female subjectivity, homophobia and desire in a 'threesome' of video essays about Donna Deitch's DESERT HEARTS intransition.openlibhums.org/article/id/1...

delighted that i can now share the cover of my forthcoming monograph 𝘊𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘉𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘹𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯. released 6 Jan 2026 with @dukepress.bsky.social in the Camera Obscura series.

Call Me by Your Name This edited collection explores how Luca Guadagnino’s film Call Me by Your Name speaks powerfully to questions of contemporary sexual identity and romance. Adapted by James Ivory from André Aciman’s n...

Co-edited by our SIG member Michael Williams, this collection published by @intellectbooks.bsky.social brings together critical perspectives on CALL ME BY YOUR NAME press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...

We're highlighting some recent publications in LGBTQIA+ screen studies for Pride month. Message us if there's work you'd like us to share

Explore 100 films that shaped the trajectory of queer cinema and showcased the artistry of queer filmmaking. 100 QUEER FILMS SINCE STONEWALL is out now.

Look inside: bloomsburycp3.codemantra.com/viewer/680a0...

Find out more: www.bloomsbury.com/100-queer-fi...

What new LGBTQIA+ screen studies scholarship should we be celebrating this pride month? What classic work should we revisit? Tell us about your new projects, or send us your recommendations for books, articles and video essays we should know about

What new LGBTQIA+ screen studies scholarship should we be celebrating this pride month? What classic work should we revisit? Tell us about your new projects, or send us your recommendations for books, articles and video essays we should know about

Joelle Taylor, a butch white woman with a grey quiff wearing a sharply tailored grey suit, stands behind a white lectern on a red stage.

Joelle Taylor on blast at She's Beautiful, Sexy, Angry & Liberated! Barbara Hammer's Lesbian Films of the 1970s tonight at Barbican Cinemas.

Opening night of Queer 70s, running until 16 July.

Over the coming days we will be sharing highlights from the programme. Join the waitlist: tvce2025.eventbrite.com #TransPride #Pride #Pride2025 #Symposium #Conference #AcademicSky 🌈🎓

Volume 12 Issue 1 | TSQ: Transgender Studies Quarterly | Duke University Press

Excited to share that our TSQ issue on trans speculation is live! Please share/check it out: Both intros and River Pruitt's piece are currently free to dl at the link!
read.dukeupress.edu/tsq/issue/12...

We're proud that @baftss.bsky.social has issued a strong statement in solidarity with our trans, non-binary and intersex members, in light of the UK Supreme Court ruling last week. You can read the full statement here: www.baftss.org/uk-supreme-c...

A starter pack of fabulous folk working in LGBTQIA+ screen studies. If you'd like to be added, let us know! go.bsky.app/Asce99Z

In light of the, um, attention that trans studies is getting, let's make this list even longer. go.bsky.app/UAtsVTH

Trying to get above the noise to share that our entire special issue on Queer World Cinema is currently open access!

brill.com/view/journal...

3 books from Intellect publishing on queer media

Had a fantastic time @baftss2025.bsky.social last week - thanks to all the organisers and everyone speaking for their fascinating ideas. I also got a nice haul from @intellectbooks.bsky.social

Hello Bluesky! This is the new account for the BAFTSS LGBTQIA+ Screen Studies special interest group. Follow us and share your queer and trans screen studies news with us 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈