Sex, time and place : queer histories of London, c.1850 to the present / edited by Simon Avery, Katherine M. Graham.
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TextPublisher: London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2018Description: 1 volumeContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781474234948 (ebook)Subject(s): Gay men -- England -- London -- Social conditions | Family and Relationships | Gay/Lesbian Interest | Society & culture: general | European history | Social & cultural history | Gender studies, gender groups | Gay & Lesbian studies | General & world history | 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999 | 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100Genre/Form: Online access: Click to view (1 copy) Also available in printed form ISBN 9781474234931Summary: 'Sex, Time and Place' extensively widens the scope of what we might mean by 'queer London studies'. Incorporating multidisciplinary perspectives - including social history, cultural geography, visual culture, literary representation, ethnography and social studies - this collection asks new questions, widens debates and opens new subject terrain. Sex, Time and Place extensively widens the scope of what we might mean by `queer London studies'. Incorporating multidisciplinary perspectives - including social history, cultural geography, visual culture, literary representation, ethnography and social studies - this collection asks new questions, widens debates and opens new subject terrain. Featuring essays from an international range of established scholars and emergent voices, the collection is a timely contribution to this growing field. Its essays cover topics such as activist and radical communities and groups, AIDS and the city, art and literature, digital archives and technology, drag and performativity, lesbian Londons, notions of bohemianism and deviancy, sex reform and research and queer Black history. Going further than the existing literature on Queer London which focuses principally on the experiences of white gay men in a limited time frame, Sex, Time and Place reflects the current state of this growing and important field of study. It will be of great value to scholars, students and general readers who have an interest in queer history, London studies, cultural geography, visual cultures and literary criticism.
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'Sex, Time and Place' extensively widens the scope of what we might mean by 'queer London studies'. Incorporating multidisciplinary perspectives - including social history, cultural geography, visual culture, literary representation, ethnography and social studies - this collection asks new questions, widens debates and opens new subject terrain. Sex, Time and Place extensively widens the scope of what we might mean by `queer London studies'. Incorporating multidisciplinary perspectives - including social history, cultural geography, visual culture, literary representation, ethnography and social studies - this collection asks new questions, widens debates and opens new subject terrain. Featuring essays from an international range of established scholars and emergent voices, the collection is a timely contribution to this growing field. Its essays cover topics such as activist and radical communities and groups, AIDS and the city, art and literature, digital archives and technology, drag and performativity, lesbian Londons, notions of bohemianism and deviancy, sex reform and research and queer Black history. Going further than the existing literature on Queer London which focuses principally on the experiences of white gay men in a limited time frame, Sex, Time and Place reflects the current state of this growing and important field of study. It will be of great value to scholars, students and general readers who have an interest in queer history, London studies, cultural geography, visual cultures and literary criticism.
Also available in printed form ISBN 9781474234931
Electronic reproduction. Askews and Holts. Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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