The Heterotopias of Todd Haynes: Creating Space for Same Sex Desire in Carol

The Heterotopias of Todd Haynes: Creating Space for Same Sex Desire in Carol

Using Foucault’s concept of heterotopia (an “other space”), this essay contends space is key to understanding Haynes’s Carol. It examines how Haynes, through his meticulous attention to framings, textures, color, and spatial relations, creates a queer counter space, time, and look—a rejection of ear...

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Published in:Film Criticism Vol. 42; no. 1
Main Author: Smith, Victoria L.
Format: Journal Article Web Resource
Language:English
Published: Ann Arbor Michigan Publishing (University of Michigan Library) 01-03-2018
Ann Arbor, MI: Michigan Publishing, University of Michigan Library
Subjects:
Digital media
Drama
Foucault, Michel
Gays & lesbians
Heteronormativity
LGBTQ studies
Melodramas
Motion pictures
Romances
Social conditions & trends
Society
Space
New York
United States > US
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Summary:Using Foucault’s concept of heterotopia (an “other space”), this essay contends space is key to understanding Haynes’s Carol. It examines how Haynes, through his meticulous attention to framings, textures, color, and spatial relations, creates a queer counter space, time, and look—a rejection of early 1950s social and sexual propriety.
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(dlps) 13761232.0042.102
Film Criticism: vol. 42, no. 1
(doi) https://doi.org/10.3998/fc.13761232.0042.102
(issn) 2471-4364
ISSN:2471-4364
0163-5069
2471-4364
DOI:10.3998/fc.13761232.0042.102