{"product_id":"9781526171573-luminous-presence","title":"Luminous Presence","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDerek Jarman's Life-Writing\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLuminous presence: Derek Jarman's life-writing \u003c\/i\u003eis the first book to analyse the prolific writing of queer icon Derek Jarman. Much of Jarman's powerful, imaginative response to HIV\/AIDS can be found in his remarkable books, which Alexandra Parsons argues were critical in changing the cultural terms of queer representation in the 1980s and 1990s.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLuminous presence: Derek Jarman's life-writing \u003c\/i\u003eis the first book to analyse the prolific writing of queer icon Derek Jarman. Although he is well known for his avant-garde filmmaking, his garden, and his AIDS activism, he is also the author of over a dozen books, many of which are autobiographical. Much of Jarman's exploration of post-war queer identity and imaginative response to HIV\/AIDS can be found in his books, such as the lyrical AIDS diaries \u003ci\u003eModern Nature \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSmiling in Slow Motion\u003c\/i\u003e. This book fully explores, for the first time, the remarkable range and depth of Jarman’s writing. Spanning his career, Alexandra Parsons argues that Jarman’s self-reflexive response to the HIV\/AIDS crisis was critical in changing the cultural terms of queer representation from the 1980s onwards. \u003ci\u003eLuminous presence \u003c\/i\u003eis of great interest to students, scholars and readers of queer histories in literature, art and film.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57811507577206,"sku":"9781526171573","price":30.38,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_27254734.jpg?v=1778127248","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781526171573-luminous-presence","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}