The Price of Love: Highsmith and the battle for representation.

The Price of Love: Highsmith and the battle for representation.

Patricia Highsmith pathed the way for happy queer literature with her 1952 novel, The Price of Salt. This episode highlights her life, work, and modern representation of queer relationships in media. Primary research materials about Highsmith and her work include The Talented Miss Highsmith: The Secret Life and Serious Art of Patricia Highsmith by Joan Schenkar, Beautiful Shadow: a Life of Patricia Highsmith by Andrew Wilson, and The Price of Salt or Carol by Patrica Highsmith. Additional materials include the films Call Me By Your Name (2017) and Love, Simon (2018). The article referenced is “The 50 Best LGBTQ Movies Ever Made" [//www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/g3392/best-gay-lgbt-movies-of-all-time/] by Tyler Coates.   The transcription of this episode is located here [https://docs.google.com/document/d/160wzFr76nJhZWEutkI2gwDcQUTTe7vsX7VHIOcA6XfQ/edit?usp=sharing].