(Tell Me Why): The Epistemology of Disco (1991)
• January 1st, 1991 • 0h 24min
Documentary
Overview
The history of gay liberation traced through the phenomenon of disco. Glitter balls, feather boas and Levi jeans become signifiers of a movement 20 years after the Stonewall riots.
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