Faeries, bears, and leathermen men in community queering the masculine
Over time, male homosexuality and effeminacy have become indelibly associated, sometimes even synonymous. In Faeries, Bears, and Leathermen, Peter Hennen contends that this stigma of effeminacy exerts a powerful influence on gay subcultures. Through a comparative ethnographic analysis of three commu...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Chicago :
University of Chicago Press
2008.
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| Edition: | 1st ed |
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| See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798526706719 |
Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- 1. In Their Natures: Gay Men, Queer Men, and Gendered Strategies of Resistance
- 2. Girlymen: Cultural and Historical Perspectives on Effeminacy
- 3. Fae Spirits and Gender Trouble: Resistance and Compliance among the Radical Faeries
- 4. Bear Bodies, Bear Masculinity: Recuperation, Resistance, or Retreat?
- 5. Feeling a Bit under the Leather: Hypermasculinity, Performativity, and the Specter of Starched Chiffon
- 6. Fielding Questions, Fielding Possibilities
- Notes
- References
- Index
