The Routledge History of Queer America

Buch | Softcover

388 Seiten

2019
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-367-22279-6 (ISBN)

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Gathering authorities in the field to define the ways in which sexual and gender diversity have contributed to the dynamics of American society, culture and nation, The Routledge History of Queer America is the finest available overview of the rich history of queer experience in American history.

The Routledge History of Queer America presents the first comprehensive synthesis of the rapidly developing field of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer US history. Featuring nearly thirty chapters on essential subjects and themes from colonial times through the present, this collection covers topics including:

Rural vs. urban queer histories

Gender and sexual diversity in early American history

Intersectionality, exploring queerness in association with issues of race and class

Queerness and American capitalism

The rise of queer histories, archives, and collective memory

Transnationalism and queer history

Gathering authorities in the field to define the ways in which sexual and gender diversity have contributed to the dynamics of American society, culture and nation, The Routledge History of Queer America is the finest available overview of the rich history of queer experience in US history.

Don Romesburg is Professor of Women's and Gender Studies at Sonoma State University, USA.

Introduction: Having a Moment Four Decades in the Making
Don Romesburg

PART ONE
Times1 Colonial North America (1600s–1700s)
Richard Godbeer

2 Revolutionary Sexualities and Early National Genders (1770s–1840s)
Rachel Hope Cleves

3 Centering Slavery in Nineteenth-Century Queer History (1800s–1890s)
Clare Sears

4 Modern Sexuality in Modern Times (1880s–1930s)
Elizabeth Clement and Beans Velocci

5 Sexual Minorities at the Apex of Heteronormativity (1940s–1965)
Amanda H. Littauer

6 Gay Liberation (1963–1980)
Whitney Strub

7 AIDS and Action (1980–1990s)
Jennifer Brier8 Queer Politics in Neoliberal Times (1970–2010s)
Margot Weiss

PART TWO
Spaces and Places

9 Queer Archives: From Collections to Conceptual Framework
Kate Eichhorn

10 Bodies
David Serlin

11 Organizations
Marcia M. Gallo

12 The End of Urban Queer History?
Kwame Holmes

13 Rural
Pippa Holloway and Elizabeth Catte

14 Queer and Nation
Eithne Luibhéid

15 Thinking Transnationally, Thinking Queer
Emily K. HobsonPART THREE
Themes

16 Language, Acts, and Identity in LGBT History
Jen Manion

17 Transgender History (and Otherwise Approaches to Queer Embodiment)
Finn Enke

18 Lesbian History: Spirals of Imagination, Marginalization, and Creation
Julie R. Enszer

19 Bisexual History: Let’s Not Bijack Another Century
Loraine Hutchins

20 Queer of Color Estrangement and Belonging
Nayan Shah

21 Families
Daniel Rivers

22 Sickness and Wellness
Katie Batza

23 Criminalization and Legalization
Andrea J. Ritchie and Kay Whitlock

24 Law and Politics: “Crooked and Perverse” Narratives of LGBT Progress
Marc Stein

25 Labor
Sara R. Smith-Silverman

26 Consumerism
Stephen Vider

27 Queer Performance and Popular Culture
Sharon Ullman

28 Public History and Queer Memory
Lara Kelland

Erscheinungsdatum	18.04.2019
Reihe/Serie	Routledge Histories
Zusatzinfo	25 Illustrations, black and white
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	178 x 254 mm
Gewicht	570 g
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies
ISBN-10	0-367-22279-5 / 0367222795
ISBN-13	978-0-367-22279-6 / 9780367222796
Zustand	Neuware