Queering the Shakespeare Film

Queering the Shakespeare Film offers queer interpretations of ten significant film adaptations of Shakespeare plays from the past 80 years, including well-known productions of works like A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Romeo and Juliet. By examining how these films portray themes of queerness and challenge conventional notions of normalcy, the study extends ongoing queer analyses of the original texts into their cinematic counterparts. As an open access resource, it provides an alternative critical perspective on the Shakespeare film genre, fostering broader discussions within queer and film studies.