Gilad Padva Boeken

"Queer Nostalgia in Cinema and Pop Culture" explores queer nostalgia in films, animation, and music videos as tools for empowerment, addressing lost gay youth, sexual otherness, and homoerotic desires, while creatively confronting homophobia, chauvinism, ageism, and racism.

Cinematic portrayals of pretending to be gay are explored, highlighting performances that reveal both heteronormative and homophobic attitudes while also presenting more complex representations of gay identity. The book delves into how these depictions reflect societal attitudes and contribute to the understanding of gay selfhood through various identifications.