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Too many popular histories seek to establish heroes, pioneers and
martyrs but as Huw Lemmey and Ben Miller argue, the past is filled
with queer people whose sexualities and/or dastardly deeds have
been overlooked. We all remember Oscar Wilde, but who speaks for
Bosie? What about those 'bad gays' whose un-exemplary lives reveals
more than we might expect? Part-revisionist history,
part-historical biography and based on the hugely popular podcast
series, Bad Gays subverts the notion of gay icons and queer heroes
and asks what we can learn about LGBTQ history, sexuality and
identity through its villains and baddies. From the Emperor Hadrian
to notorious gangster Ronnie Kray, the authors excavate the buried
history of queer lives. This includes fascist thugs, famous
artists, austere puritans and debauched bon viveurs, Imperialists,
G-men and architects. Together these amazing life stories expand
and challenge the mainstream assumptions of sexual identity. They
show that homosexuality itself was an idea that emerged in the
nineteenth century and that its interpretation has been central to
major historical moments of conflict from the ruptures of Weimar
Republic to red-baiting in Cold War America. Amusing, disturbing
and fascinating, Bad Gays puts centre stage the queers villains and
evil twinks in history.
Too many popular histories seek to establish heroes, pioneers and
martyrs but as Huw Lemmey and Ben Miller argue, the past is filled
with queer people whose sexualities and/or dastardly deeds have
been overlooked. We all remember Oscar Wilde, but who speaks for
Bosie? What about those 'bad gays' whose un-exemplary lives reveals
more than we might expect? Part-revisionist history,
part-historical biography and based on the hugely popular podcast
series, Bad Gays subverts the notion of gay icons and queer heroes
and asks what we can learn about LGBTQ history, sexuality and
identity through its villains and baddies. From the Emperor Hadrian
to notorious gangster Ronnie Kray, the authors excavate the buried
history of queer lives. This includes fascist thugs, famous
artists, austere puritans and debauched bon viveurs, Imperialists,
G-men and architects. Together these amazing life stories expand
and challenge the mainstream assumptions of sexual identity. They
show that homosexuality itself was an idea that emerged in the
nineteenth century and that its interpretation has been central to
major historical moments of conflict from the ruptures of Weimar
Republic to red-baiting in Cold War America. Amusing, disturbing
and fascinating, Bad Gays puts centre stage the queers villains and
evil twinks in history.
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Unknown Language (Paperback)
Huw Lemmey; Introduction by Bhanu Kapil; Hildegard of Bingen; Afterword by Alice Spawls
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Discovery Miles 3 610
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Shahryar Nashat: Keep Begging (Hardcover)
Shahryar Nashat; Edited by Simon Castets, Laura McLean-Ferris; Introduction by Elena Filopovic; Text written by Negar Azimi, …
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R930
Discovery Miles 9 300
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