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Queer Fictions of the Past Scott Bravmann

Queer Fictions of the Past By Scott Bravmann

Queer Fictions of the Past by Scott Bravmann


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This is the first book to explore how lesbians and gay men use history to define themselves as social, cultural, and political subjects. Analyses of historiography, ancient Greece, Stonewall, and postmodern historical texts show how historical representations inform and reflect queer subjectivity.

Queer Fictions of the Past Summary

Queer Fictions of the Past: History, Culture, and Difference by Scott Bravmann

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.

Queer Fictions of the Past Reviews

"This groundbreaking work attempts to elucidate the crucial role that history plays in gay/lesbian discourse. No person interested in lesbian/gay studies can afford to ignore this book. Bravmann's astute and always insightful analysis is bound to be of major importance to future scholars interested in reconceptualizing the gay and lesbian past..." Choice
"...the rewards of this book are significant." John Howard, American Historical Review
"This book should remind sociologists to think critically about the questions we ask, the subjects we choose, and the groups we omit." Mary Bernstein, American Journal of Sociology
"...[Bravmann] demonstrates not only how the past has been rewritten in terms of present-day concerns, but also how these revisions of the past have altered people's perceptions of the present." Chad Heap, Journal of Social History

About Scott Bravmann

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Table of Contents

Part I. Queer Cultural Studies of History: 1. Metanarrative and gay identity; 2. Queer historical subjects; Part II. Reading Past Histories: 3. Re: reading queer history; 4. The lesbian and gay past: it's Greek to whom?; 5. Queer fictions of Stonewall; 6. Re/writing queer histories; Part III. Conclusions: 7. Queer fictions for the future.

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NPB9780521591010
9780521591010
0521591015
Queer Fictions of the Past: History, Culture, and Difference by Scott Bravmann
New
Hardback
Cambridge University Press
1997-10-09
192
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