As the USSR crumbled in the late 1980s, another transformation was occurring: the Russian iron closet was opening, allowing some of the most invisible members of Russian society to emerge from the shadows of law and psychiatry. This text is a study of this movement.
As the USSR crumbled in the late 1980s, another transformation was occurring: the Russian iron closet was opening, allowing some of the most invisible members of Russian society to emerge from the shadows of law and psychiatry. This text is a study of this movement.
by Barrett, Eileen, Cramer, Patricia
fromCutting edge (New York, N.Y.)
by Barrett, Eileen, Cramer, Patricia
fromCutting edge (New York, N.Y.)
"In the aftermath of the violence and trauma experienced by France during World War I, French cultural critics - journalists, novelists, doctors, and legislators, among others - worked to rehabilitate the social body, one they now perceived to be fragile and porous. Carolyn J. D…
Following World War I, cultural critics in France worked to rehabilitate what was perceived as an unhealthy social body. This study shows how these critics attempted to reconstruct the "bodily integrity" of the nation by pointing to the dangers of homosexuality and pornography.
This text examines 'Brokeback Mountain' in relationship to the genres of the western and melodrama.
Upon its release in 2005, Brokeback Mountain became a major cultural event and a milestone in independent American filmmaking. Based on the short story by Annie Proulx and directed by Ang Lee, Brokeback Mountain situated a love story between two closeted cowboys at the heart of …
Studie van homosexualiteit door de geschiedenis heen vanuit een constructivistisch standpunt en met behulp van veel historische en multi-culturele bronnen. Gaat in op de debatten die binnen homostudies spelen.
"This sociological history seeks to understand societal response to homosexuality. Part 1 is a primarily anthropological exploration of homosexuality from earliest history through feudalism; part 2 recounts the construction of a modern conception of homosexuality, including its …
This is a cross-cultural and transhistorical account of the social organization of homosexuality, the ways it is perceived by society and responded to. "This sociological history seeks to understand societal response to homosexuality. Part 1 is a primarily anthropological explo…
Each chapter pairs an oral history excerpt with an original essay in which the authors address their methods and practices. They examine the role memory, desire, sexuality and gender play in documenting LGBTQ communities and cultures. The historical themes addressed, include: le…
