Annotation Is the closet just a metaphor? Closet Spaces examines how the spatial metaphor of "the closet" works not merely metaphorically to describe the concealment, denial and ignorance of gay men's presence in the world, but also materially as a spatial practice of power/know…
Is the closet just a metaphor? Closet Space provides a highly original account of the spatial metaphor of "the closet", and is the first geography text to focus on this important issue. Using a variety of research techniques and materials, the book explores the closet through te…
This text provides an account of the spatial metaphor of the closet. It explores the closet through texts including the oral histories of gay men in the UK and US, the sexualised landscape of a New Zealand city and travel guides and travelogues.
Is the closet just a metaphor? Closet Space provides a highly original account of the spatial metaphor of "the closet", and is the first geography text to focus on this important issue. Using a variety of research techniques and materials, the book explores the closet through te…