The Matter of Images: Essays on Representations
In the second edition of this classic book, Dyer analyses culture from royalty to serial killers, political correctnesss and films.
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The Matter of Images explores what "representation" means, analyzing images in terms of why they matter, what they are made of and the material realities they refer to. Richard Dyer moves from considerations of strongly negative representations of "out" groups to representations of dominant groups in society--men, heterosexuals, whites. His discussion encompasses the eclectic texts of contemporary culture, from royalty to dykes, politically correct labels, representations of Empire and films such as Gilda, Papillon, and Night of the Living Dead. This second edition features a new article on serial killers, along with a new introduction.
1. Introduction2. In a Word3. The Role of Stereotypes4. Seen to be Believed: Some Problems in the Representation of Gay People as Typical5. Homosexuality and Film Noir6. Victim: Hegemonic Project7. Male Sexuality in the Media8. Brief Affairs9. Papillon10. Three Questions about Serial Killing11. Straight Acting12. A Passage to India13. White14. Lillian Gish: A White Star15. Into the Light: The Whiteness of the South in The Birth of a Nation
