Absolute Pleasure : Queer Perspectives on Rocky Horror
Atwell, Margot (EDT); Visaggio, Magdalene (CON); Lavery, Grace (CON); Machado, Carmen Maria (FRW); Gailey, Sarah (CON)
Language: English
Published by The Feminist Press at CUNY, 2025
- Softcover
- Used
Seller: GreatBookPricesUK, Woodford Green, United KingdomGreatBookPricesUK
AbeBooks seller since January 28, 2020
Condition: Used - As new
£ 18.92
Quantity: 13 available
Add to basketItem description from seller
Seller Inventory # 50353739
- Title
- Absolute Pleasure : Queer Perspectives on Rocky Horror
- Author
- Atwell, Margot (EDT); Visaggio, Magdalene (CON); Lavery, Grace (CON); Machado, Carmen Maria (FRW); Gailey, Sarah (CON)
- Publisher
- The Feminist Press at CUNY
- Publication year
- 2025
- Condition
- As New
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1558613501
- ISBN 13
- 9781558613508
A Literary Hub Notable Small Press Book of 2025
Queer writers reflect on the complicated legacy of The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
Since its earliest midnight showings at the Waverly Theater in New York City, The Rocky Horror Picture Show has been an underground sensation. For five decades, people around the world have dressed up and gathered in dark theaters to dance, yell, mime obscene acts, and forge connections with other queer people and weirdos.
The film shattered expectations and social norms at the time of its release. But how does its presentation of queerness—not to mention its portrayals of murder, manipulation, consent violation, and cannibalism—hold up today? The essays in Absolute Pleasure—by queer writers including Sarah Gailey, Grace Lavery, and Magdalene Visaggio—explore the film's complicated legacy, along with queer and trans joy, sexuality, family, generational understandings of queerness, and what we do with our problematic faves.
"Synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
About the Author
Magdalene Visaggio is an Eisner-nominated writer known for sharp, stylish stories that blend punk rock attitude with heart. Her work includes Kim & Kim, Quantum Teens Are Go, Eternity Girl, and Vagrant Queen. She also collaborated with Zack Snyder on Rebel Moon: House of the Bloodaxe. She lives in New York City.
Carmen Maria Machado is the author of the bestselling memoir In the Dream House and the award-winning short story collection Her Body and Other Parties. Her essays, fiction, and criticism have appeared in the New Yorker, the New York Times, Granta, Vogue, This American Life, The Believer, Guernica, and elsewhere.
Sarah Gailey is a Hugo Award–winning and bestselling author of speculative fiction, short stories, and essays. Their nonfiction has been published by dozens of venues internationally. Their fiction has been published in over seven different languages. Their most recent novel, Just Like Home, and most recent original comic book series with BOOM! Studios, Know Your Station, are available now. You can find links to their work at sarahgailey.com.
"About the title" may belong to another edition of this title.
GreatBookPricesUK
Woodford Green, United Kingdom
AbeBooks seller since January 28, 2020
Shipping rates from United Kingdom to U.S.A.
| Item | 10 to 27 business days | 10 to 30 business days |
|---|---|---|
| First item | £ 15.00 | £ 15.00 |
Payment methods
Store description
Specialty
TradeBooksSeller's business information
Far Corner Europe Limited
19-20 Bourne Court, 19-20 Bourne Court
Woodford Green, United Kingdom IG8 8HD
Terms of sale
Company Name: GreatBookPricesUK
Legal Entity: Far Corner Europe Limited
Address: 19-20 Bourne Court, Southend Road, Woodford Green Essex, UK IG8 8HD
Registration #: 10691061, VAT GB307932304
Authorized representative: Danielle Hainsey
Right of withdrawal
If you are a consumer you can withdraw from the contract in accordance with the following. Consumer means any natural person who is acting for purposes which are outside his trade, business, craft or profession.
Information regarding the right of withdrawal
Statutory right to withdraw
You have the right to withdraw from this contract within 14 days without giving any reason.
The withdrawal period will expire after 14 days from the day on which you acquire, or a third party other than the carrier and indicated by you acquires, physical possession of the last good or the last lot or piece.
To exercise the right of withdrawal, electronically fill in and submit a clear statement on our website, under "My Purchases" in "My Account". We will communicate to you an acknowledgement of receipt of such a withdrawal on a durable medium (e.g. by e-mail) without delay.
To meet the withdrawal deadline, it is sufficient for you to send your communication concerning your exercise of the right of withdrawal before the withdrawal period has expired.
Effects of withdrawal
If you withdraw from this contract, we will reimburse to you all payments received from you, including the costs of delivery (except for the supplementary costs arising if you chose a type of delivery other than the least expensive type of standard delivery offered by us).
We may make a deduction from the reimbursement for loss in value of any goods supplied, if the loss is the result of unnecessary handling by you.
We will make the reimbursement without undue delay, and not later than 14 days after the day on which we are informed about your decision to withdraw from this contract.
We will make the reimbursement using the same means of payment as you used for the initial transaction, unless you have expressly agreed otherwise; in any event, you will not incur any fees as a result of such reimbursement.
We may withhold reimbursement until we have received the goods back, or you have supplied evidence of having sent back the goods, whichever is the earliest.
You shall send back the goods or hand them over to GreatBookPricesUK, Castle Donington, Derby, United Kingdom, without undue delay and in any event not later than 14 days from the day on which you communicate your withdrawal from this contract to us. The deadline is met if you send back the goods before the period of 14 days has expired. You will have to bear the direct cost of returning the goods. You are only liable for any diminished value of the goods resulting from the handling other than what is necessary to establish the nature, characteristics and functioning of the goods.
Exceptions to the right of withdrawal
The right of withdrawal does not apply to:
- The delivery of newspapers, journals or magazines with the exception of subscription contracts; and
- The supply of digital content which is not supplied on a tangible medium (e.g. on a CD or DVD) if you accepted when you placed your order that we could start to deliver it, and that you could not withdraw once delivery had started.
Shipping terms
Our warehouses across the globe are fully operational without substantial delays. We are working hard and continue to overcome the daily challenges presented by COVID-19. There have been reports that delivery carriers are experiencing large delays resulting in longer than normal deliveries to customers. We would like to apologize in advance if your item arrives later than the expected delivery due date.
Internal processing of your order will take about 1-2 business days. Please allow an additional 4-14 business days for Royal Mail delivery.