1st Edition

American Queer, Now and Then

By David Shneer, Caryn Aviv Copyright 2006
304 Pages
by Routledge

304 Pages
by Routledge

304 Pages
by Routledge

queer [adj]: 1 differing from what is usual or ordinary; odd; singular; strange 2 slightly ill; 3 mentally unbalanced 4 counterfeit; not genuine 5 homosexual: in general usage, still chiefly a slang term of contempt or derision, but lately used by some as a descriptive term without negative connotations --Webster's Dictionary queer [adj]: used to describe a 1 body of theory 2 field of critical... Read more
Introduction; 1. Faggots, Bulldykes, and Fairies, Oh My!; 2. Are We Free to Be You and Me?; 3. "Why Do They Need Their Own Bars and Neighborhoods?"; 4. The Birds and the...Birds; 5. Where are Our White Picket Fences?; 6. To See and Be Seen; 7. Sticks and Stones; 8. I Am That Name; Conclusion: We're Here, We're Queer, Now What?

Biography

David Shneer, Caryn Aviv