In a country known as one of the most queer-friendly nations in the world; most Australians support LGBTI rights; federal laws protect queer people from discrimination; transgender Australians are recognized legally as their preferred gender; and the renown of Sydneyrsquo;s Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Festival has reached across its borders.The eight visual narratives that make up award-winning Australian photographer Jenny Papalexandrisrsquo;s intimate and thematically rich Five Bells offers a celebration of queer life; giving the reader a visual portrait of everyday life among queer-identifying people; from joyful images of weddings and family gatherings to more contemplative portraits of rural youth and asylum seekers. In so doing; the book presents a series of neither caricatures nor stereotypes but of individuals—active agents in the universal quest for happiness; intimacy; fulfillment; respect; and a sense of belonging. This is the human face of the queer community in Australia; and these beautifully crafted and life-affirming photographs; in black-and-white and in color; show us the personal and psychological landscape of what it means to be part of a community that is as vibrant as it is diverse.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. I was pleased with the bookBy CustomerI was pleased with the book. However there were some pictures which had streaks across them which I recognize from our own printer as dirty printer heads. I guess it is too late to remedy this now.. The streaks appear on pages 13;33;37;45;53;69;73;85;89;101;109; 121;6 of 6 people found the following review helpful. New Hampshires Cornish Colony: Highly RecommendedBy Joan Huber; Senior Vice President and Provost Emeritus; the Ohio State UniversityIn the late nineteenth century; an American cultural center that arose in New Hampshire Village became known as the Cornish Colony. A summer retreat of the famous sculptor Augustus St. Gaudens; the Colony became the center of an American renaissance that lured notables in the arts; literature; music; and theatre such as Maxfield Parish; Paul Manship; Witter Bynner; Walter Damrosch; Isadora Duncan; Marie Dressler -- and even President Woodrow Wilson. From the 1880s to the 1920s; the Colony comprised an elite center of cultural communication but in the remainder of the twentieth century it was largely ignored by cultural historians. Fortunately; especially for lovers of the arts and history who live far from New England; Fern Meyers and James Atkinson have collected a stunning set of photographs that evoke the ambiance of a community of artists inspired by a setting in the high hills alongside the broad Connecticut River. Their detailed comments encapsulate the history and ethnography of the Colony with an intimate view of residents personalities and activities at work and play. Men and women artists are given equal time; and even children get a share in the description of their pageants and plays; one of them directed by Ethel Barrymore. A delightful collection of photographs depicts a remarkable group of talented individuals and families in "the Gilded Age" of American culture. Highly recommended for cultural historians; critics; and all lovers of the arts.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. This book was a fascinating peek into the history of ...By BeccambThis book was a fascinating peek into the history of Cornish New Hampshire and the artists who took up residence here. Remnant still remain such as Saint-Gaudens gardens and a private hunting reserve .
