The Queer Sixties by Patricia Juliana Smith (English) Paperback Book

Description: The Queer Sixties by Patricia Juliana Smith The Queer Sixties assembles an impressive group of cultural critics to go against the grain of 1960s studies, and proposes new and different ways of looking at the queer cultural and subcultural expression of that decade. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description As the 1960s recede further into our collective memory, curiosity and nostalgia for this groovy, flower-powered decade persists. Many books have charted the social history of this tumultuous time, but none have provided queer readings of the icons and iconoclasts that peopled its stage. The Queer Sixties assembles an impressive group of cultural critics to go against the grain of 1960s studies, and proposes new and different ways of looking at the queer cultural and subcultural expression of the last decade before the closet doors swung open. A magical mystery tour, this collection reveals the queer in the Beatles and Jim Morrison, unearths the cultural power of lesbian and gay pulp fiction, and reads the queer in Myra Breckinridge, In Cold Blood, and Another Country, among others. Imbued with the zeitgeist of the 60s, this playful and powerful collection rescues the persistence of the queer imaginary. Back Cover The Queer Sixties assembles an impressive group of cultural critics to go against the grain of 1960s studies, and proposes new and different ways of the last decade before the closet doors swung open. Imbued with the zeitgeist of the 60s, this playful and powerful collection rescues the persistence of the queer imaginary. Author Biography Patricia Juliana Smith is Assistant Professor of English at UCLA. Table of Contents I: The Iconographic Subcultural Text; 1: Pulp Politics; 2: The Cultural Work of Sixties Gay Pulp Fiction; II: Ultimate Icon, Ultimate Iconoclast; 3: New York Schools "Out"; 4: The "Sweet Assassin" and the Performative Politics of Scum Manifesto; III: Notes from Abroad; 5: A Perfectly Developed Playwright; 6: "You Dont have to Say you Love me"; 7: "Give Us a Kiss"; IV: California Dreaming; 8: "I am with you, Little Minority Sister"; 9: L.A. Women; V: Icons and Iconoclasts in the Mainstream; 10: "(W)Right in the Faultlines"; 11: Liberalism, Libido, Liberation; 12: The Queer Frontier; 13: Producing Identity; 14: Myra Breckinridge and the Pathology of Heterosexuality Review "This eye-opening work of cultural history is recommended for larger public libraries and academic collections with gay studies or art specializations." -- Jeffery Ingram, Newport P.L., OR, Library Journal June 15, 1999"Smiths volum examines the iconography of queer sexuality in popular culture during the deacde preceding Stonewall. Fourteen essays arrange in five subsections appraoch this topic through subjects ranging from pulp fiction and pop music to theater and film. Smith (UCLA) provises an introcution, and each of the essays includes substantial notes." -Choice.""Smith collects a broad sampling of literary, film, and music criticism fora reading of the culture of the 1960s through queer-colored glasses. This eye-opening work of cultural history is recommended for larger public libraries and academic collections with gay studies or art specializations." -- Library Journal Details ISBN0415921694 Language English ISBN-10 0415921694 ISBN-13 9780415921695 Media Book Format Paperback Illustrations Yes Year 1999 Author Patricia Juliana Smith Imprint Routledge Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Birth 1956 Edition 1st Short Title QUEER SIXTIES Edited by Patricia Juliana Smith DOI 10.1604/9780415921695 AU Release Date 1999-05-14 NZ Release Date 1999-05-14 UK Release Date 1999-05-14 Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd Publication Date 1999-05-14 Alternative 9780415921688 DEWEY 306.76609046 Audience Undergraduate Pages 298 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:139841156;

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