Queer Fictions of the Past: History, Culture, and Difference

Queer Fictions of the Past: History, Culture, and Difference
ISBN-10
0521599075
ISBN-13
9780521599078
Category
Social Science
Pages
196
Language
English
Published
1997-10-09
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Author
Scott Bravmann

Description

In Queer Fictions of the Past, Scott Bravmann explores the complexity of lesbian and gay engagement with history and considers how historical discourses animate the present. Characterising historical representations as dynamic conversations between then and now, he demonstrates their powerful role in constructing present identities, differences, politics, and communities. In particular, his is the first book to explore the ways in which lesbians and gay men have used history to define themselves as social, cultural, and political subjects.

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