Edinburgh German Yearbook 10
Leanne Dawson - Hardback
£80.00
Dr. Leanne Dawson is a Lecturer in German and Film Studies at the University of Edinburgh and Chair of the Scottish Queer International Film Festival. Her research focuses on LGBTQ representation in film, literature, theatre, performance art, and archives. Her publications include Queering German Culture (Camden House, 2017), Queering European Film Festivals (Taylor & Francis, 2017), and The Other: Gender, Sexuality and Ethnicity in European Cinema and Beyond (Taylor & Francis, 2014). She employs her academic research to create, promote and support queer culture beyond the academy: she has worked as a consultant for theatre; curated and introduced film seasons for cinemas; spoken about LGBTQ matters on the BBC; and is making a documentary, Femmes on Film about femme representation and socio-political reality.