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In Reattachment Theory Lee Wallace argues that homosexualityâfar from being the threat to "traditional" marriage that same-sex marriage opponents have assertedâis so integral to its reimagining that all marriage is gay marriage. Drawing on the history of marriage, Stanley Cavell's analysis of Hollywood comedies of remarriage, and readings of recent gay and lesbian films, Wallace shows that queer experiments in domesticity have reshaped the affective and erotic horizons of heterosexual marriage and its defining principles: fidelity, exclusivity, and endurance. Wallace analyzes a series of filmsâDorothy Arzner's Craig's Wife (1936); Tom Ford's A Single Man (2009); Lisa Cholodenko's High Art (1998), Laurel Canyon (2002), and The Kids Are All Right (2010); and Andrew Haigh's Weekend (2011) and 45 Years (2015)âthat, she contends, do not simply reflect social and legal changes; they fundamentally alter our sense of what sexual attachment involves as both a social and a romantic form.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- 1. Queer Skepticism and Gay Marriage
- 2. From Gay Marriage to Remarriage
- 3. Dorothy Arznerâs Wife
- 4. Tom Ford and His Kind
- 5. Lisa Cholodenkoâs Attachment Trilogy
- 6. Reattachment Theory
- 7. The Remarriage Crisis
- Reacknowledgments
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index