Campy and competitive, gay rodeo offers a community of refuge that
straddles the urban and rural. Since the mid-1970s, gay rodeos have
provided space to both embrace and challenge the idealized
masculinity associated with the iconic cowboy of the US West.
Slapping Leather traces the history and growth of gay rodeo over
the decades, demonstrating how queer cowfolx have fought to build a
community where LGBTQ+ people can escape discrimination in both
mainstream rodeos and broader society. Yet not all LGBTQ+ groups
have found full acceptance in gay rodeo. Originally formed by gay
men for gay men, the rodeo has at times perpetuated historically
problematic ideas about the US West, the iconic cowboy, and the
meaning of masculinity. Despite the gay rodeo's credo of
acceptance, its history reveals complicated relationships with
straight rodeo, gender stereotypes, and women competitors. Drawing
from multiple archives and over seventy oral history interviews,
historians Elyssa Ford and Rebecca Scofield demonstrate how amid
these tensions, participants, volunteers, and spectators continue
to redefine the performance of the cowboy and national belonging.
General
Imprint: |
University of Washington Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
November 2023 |
Authors: |
E Ford
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Dimensions: |
250 x 150 x 15mm (L x W x T) |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-295-75213-6 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
0-295-75213-0 |
Barcode: |
9780295752136 |
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