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Matthew Hays

Matthew Hays is a Montreal-based critic, author, film festival programmer, and university instructor. He is the co-editor (with Thomas Waugh) of Arsenal Pulp's Queer Film Classics series. He has been a film critic and reporter for the weekly Montreal Mirror since 1993. His first book, The View from Here: Conversations with Gay and Lesbian Filmmakers (Arsenal Pulp Press), was cited by Quill & Quire as one of the best books of 2007 and won a 2008 Lambda Literary Award. His articles have appeared in a broad range of publications, including The Guardian, The Daily Beast, The Globe and Mail, The New York Times, Vice, The Walrus, The Advocate, The Toronto Star, The International Herald Tribune, Cineaste, Cineaction, Quill & Quire, This Magazine, The Hollywood Reporter, Canadian Screenwriter, and Xtra!. He teaches courses in journalism, communication studies and film studies at Concordia University, where he received his MA in communication studies in 2000. A two-time nominee for a National Magazine Award, Hays received the 2013 Concordia President's Award for Teaching Excellence. .
Matthew is also co-editor (with Thomas Waugh) of the Queer Film Classics series.

Books by this Author
The View from Here

The View from Here

Conversations with Gay and Lesbian Filmmakers
by Matthew Hays
edition:Paperback
tagged : history & criticism, lesbian studies, entertainment & performing arts, gay studies
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Toronto on Film

Toronto on Film

by Piers Handling; Geoff Pevere; Brenda Longfellow; Steve Gravestock; Matthew Hays; Justin D. Edwards & Wyndham Wise
edition:Paperback
tagged : history & criticism, media studies
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Arabian Nights

Arabian Nights

by Michael Moon
series edited by Matthew Hays & Thomas Waugh
edition:Paperback
tagged : history & criticism
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C.R.A.Z.Y.

C.R.A.Z.Y.

A Queer Film Classic
by Robert Schwartzwald
series edited by Matthew Hays & Thomas Waugh
edition:Paperback
tagged : history & criticism, gay studies
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Death in Venice

Death in Venice

A Queer Film Classic
by Will Aitken
series edited by Matthew Hays & Thomas Waugh
edition:Paperback
tagged : history & criticism
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Farewell My Concubine

Farewell My Concubine

A Queer Film Classic
by Helen Hok-Sze Leung
series edited by Matthew Hays & Thomas Waugh
edition:Paperback
tagged : history & criticism
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Female Trouble

Female Trouble

A Queer Film Classic
by Chris Holmlund
series edited by Thomas Waugh & Matthew Hays
edition:Paperback
tagged : history & criticism
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Fire

Fire

A Queer Film Classic
by Shohini Ghosh
series edited by Matthew Hays & Thomas Waugh
edition:Paperback
tagged : history & criticism
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Forbidden Love

Forbidden Love

A Queer Film Classic
by Jean Bruce; Gerda Cammaer
series edited by Thomas Waugh & Matthew Hays
edition:Paperback
tagged : history & criticism, lesbian studies, women's studies
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Gods and Monsters

Gods and Monsters

A Queer Film Classic
by Noah Tsika
series edited by Matthew Hays & Thomas Waugh
edition:Paperback
tagged : history & criticism, gay studies
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I've Heard the Mermaids Singing

I've Heard the Mermaids Singing

A Queer Film Classic
by Julia Mendenhall
series edited by Matthew Hays & Thomas Waugh
edition:Paperback
tagged : history & criticism, lesbian studies
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L.A. Plays Itself/Boys in the Sand

L.A. Plays Itself/Boys in the Sand

A Queer Film Classic
by Cindy Patton
series edited by Matthew Hays & Thomas Waugh
edition:Paperback
tagged : history & criticism, gay studies, pornography
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Law of Desire

Law of Desire

A Queer Film Classic
by Jose Quiroga
series edited by Matthew Hays & Thomas Waugh
edition:Paperback
tagged : history & criticism, gay studies
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Manila by Night

Manila by Night

by Joel David
series edited by Thomas Waugh & Matthew Hays
edition:Paperback
tagged : history & criticism, reference, southeast asia
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Montreal Main

Montreal Main

A Queer Film Classic
series edited by Thomas Waugh & Matthew Hays
by Jason Garrison
edition:Paperback
tagged : history & criticism
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Paris Is Burning

Paris Is Burning

A Queer Film Classic
by Lucas Hilderbrand
series edited by Matthew Hays & Thomas Waugh
edition:Paperback
tagged : history & criticism, gender studies, gay studies
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Strangers on a Train

Strangers on a Train

A Queer Film Classic
by Jonathan Goldberg
series edited by Matthew Hays & Thomas Waugh
edition:Paperback
tagged : history & criticism, gay studies
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Trash

Trash

A Queer Film Classic
by Jon Davies
series edited by Matthew Hays & Thomas Waugh
edition:Paperback
tagged : history & criticism, gay studies
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Word Is Out

Word Is Out

A Queer Film Classic
by Greg Youmans
series edited by Matthew Hays & Thomas Waugh
edition:Paperback
tagged : history & criticism
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Zero Patience

Zero Patience

A Queer Film Classic
by Susan Knabe; Wendy Gay Pearson
series edited by Thomas Waugh & Matthew Hays
edition:Paperback
tagged : history & criticism
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