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Myth of the Modern Homosexual

Author : Rictor Norton
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2016-10-06
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781474286923

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Myth of the Modern Homosexual by Rictor Norton Pdf

With careful reasoning supported by wide-ranging scholarship, this study exposes the fallacies of 'social constructionist' theories within lesbian and gay studies and makes a forceful case for the autonomy of queer identity and culture. It presents evidence that queers are part of a centuries-old history, possessing a unified historical and cultural identity. The volume reviews the fundamental historiographical issues about the nature of queer history, arguing that a new generation of queer historians will need to abandon authoritarian dogma founded upon politically-correct ideology rather than historical experience. Norton offers a clear exposition of the evidence for ancient, indigenous and pre-modern queer cultural continuity, revealing how knowledge of that history has been suppressed and censored and sets out the 'queer cultural essentialist' position on the key topics of queer history – role, identity, bisexuality, orientation, linguistics, social control, homophobia, subcultures, and kinship patterns.

The Myth of the Modern Homosexual

Author : Rictor Norton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2024-07-02
Category : Electronic books
ISBN : 1474286917

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The Myth of the Modern Homosexual by Rictor Norton Pdf

"With careful reasoning supported by wide-ranging scholarship, this study exposes the fallacies of 'social constructionist' theories within lesbian and gay studies and makes a forceful case for the autonomy of queer identity and culture. It presents evidence that queers are part of a centuries-old history, possessing a unified historical and cultural identity. The volume reviews the fundamental historiographical issues about the nature of queer history, arguing that a new generation of queer historians will need to abandon authoritarian dogma founded upon politically-correct ideology rather than historical experience. Norton offers a clear exposition of the evidence for ancient, indigenous and pre-modern queer cultural continuity, revealing how knowledge of that history has been suppressed and censored and sets out the 'queer cultural essentialist' position on the key topics of queer history ? role, identity, bisexuality, orientation, linguistics, social control, homophobia, subcultures, and kinship patterns."--

Queer Spirits

Author : Will Roscoe
Publisher : Beacon Press (MA)
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UVA:X002677137

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Queer Spirits by Will Roscoe Pdf

A fascinating collection of myths and stories from around the world that offers gay men a key to discovering the myths and heroes of their lives.

Lovers' Legends

Author : Andrew Calimach
Publisher : Haiduk Press
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : History
ISBN : 9780971468603

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Lovers' Legends by Andrew Calimach Pdf

Lovers' Legends is a collection of homoerotic Greek myths restored from their primary sources. The collection also includes a new rendition of Lucian's Erotes. The volume is illustrated with ancient art.

The Missing Myth

Author : Gilles Herrada
Publisher : SelectBooks, Inc.
Page : 674 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2013-02-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9781590799727

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The Missing Myth by Gilles Herrada Pdf

In The Missing Myth, Gilles Herrada tackles the many questions about the role and meaning of homosexuality in the evolution of our species and the development of civilization: what evolutionary edge same-sex relationships have provided to the human species; what biological mechanisms generate the sexual diversity that we observe; why homosexual behavior ended up being prohibited worldwide; why homophobia has persisted throughout history; why the homosexual community resurfaced after World War II; and others. In this heartfelt, beautifully written, and painstakingly researched text, the author sculpts a vision of homosexuality that integrates its many dimensions. Stressing the connection between the social status of homosexuality and how same-sex love is depicted in the myths of a particular culture, The Missing Myth advocates the creation of a new mythos—not only informed by all the fields of knowledge, but also inclusive of the beauty, truth, and goodness of same-sex love.

The Mythology of Transgression

Author : Jamake Highwater
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : UVA:X004069690

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The Mythology of Transgression by Jamake Highwater Pdf

The popular writer of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry examines how people who stand outside of society because of their sexual orientation, physical appearance, ideas, artistic inclinations, or ethnic heritage, often achieve lasting and even profound influence upon the culture at large. He combines his own experience as a gay Native American with sources in the arts, literature, biology, psychology, and anthropology. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

The Pink Swastika

Author : Scott Eric Lively,Kevin Abrams
Publisher : Old Paths Publications, Incorporated
Page : 387 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Gays
ISBN : 0964760975

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The Pink Swastika by Scott Eric Lively,Kevin Abrams Pdf

In 1995, we published the 1st Edition of The Pink Swastika to counter historical revisionism by the homosexual political movement which had been attempting since the 1970s to fabricate a "Gay Holocaust" equivalent to that suffered by the Jews in Nazi Germany. Fifteen years have passed, but our research into this topic has never stopped.

Homintern

Author : Gregory Woods
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 455 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2016-05-03
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780300219562

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Homintern by Gregory Woods Pdf

In a hugely ambitious study which crosses continents, languages, and almost a century, Gregory Woods identifies the ways in which homosexuality has helped shape Western culture. Extending from the trials of Oscar Wilde to the gay liberation era, this book examines a period in which increased visibility made acceptance of homosexuality one of the measures of modernity. Woods shines a revealing light on the diverse, informal networks of gay people in the arts and other creative fields. Uneasily called “the Homintern” (an echo of Lenin’s “Comintern”) by those suspicious of an international homosexual conspiracy, such networks connected gay writers, actors, artists, musicians, dancers, filmmakers, politicians, and spies. While providing some defense against dominant heterosexual exclusion, the grouping brought solidarity, celebrated talent, and, in doing so, invigorated the majority culture. Woods introduces an enormous cast of gifted and extraordinary characters, most of them operating with surprising openness; but also explores such issues as artistic influence, the coping strategies of minorities, the hypocrisies of conservatism, and the effects of positive and negative discrimination. Traveling from Harlem in the 1910s to 1920s Paris, 1930s Berlin, 1950s New York and beyond, this sharply observed, warm-spirited book presents a surpassing portrait of twentieth-century gay culture and the men and women who both redefined themselves and changed history.

Male Homosexuality in Modern Japan

Author : Mark J. McLelland
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780700713004

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Male Homosexuality in Modern Japan by Mark J. McLelland Pdf

Looks at the wide range of contrasting images of the gay male body in Japanese popular culture, both mainstream and gay, and relates these images to the experience of an interview sample of Japanese gay men.

The Invention of Heterosexuality

Author : Jonathan Ned Katz
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 303 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2014-12-10
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780226307626

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The Invention of Heterosexuality by Jonathan Ned Katz Pdf

“Heterosexuality,” assumed to denote a universal sexual and cultural norm, has been largely exempt from critical scrutiny. In this boldly original work, Jonathan Ned Katz challenges the common notion that the distinction between heterosexuality and homosexuality has been a timeless one. Building on the history of medical terminology, he reveals that as late as 1923, the term “heterosexuality” referred to a "morbid sexual passion," and that its current usage emerged to legitimate men and women having sex for pleasure. Drawing on the works of Sigmund Freud, James Baldwin, Betty Friedan, and Michel Foucault, The Invention of Heterosexuality considers the effects of heterosexuality’s recently forged primacy on both scientific literature and popular culture. “Lively and provocative.”—Carol Tavris, New York Times Book Review “A valuable primer . . . misses no significant twists in sexual politics.”—Gary Indiana, Village Voice Literary Supplement “One of the most important—if not outright subversive—works to emerge from gay and lesbian studies in years.”—Mark Thompson, The Advocate

Ancient Rome and the Construction of Modern Homosexual Identities

Author : Jennifer Ingleheart
Publisher : Classical Presences
Page : 377 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : History
ISBN : 9780199689729

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Ancient Rome and the Construction of Modern Homosexual Identities by Jennifer Ingleheart Pdf

This volume analyses the importance of ancient Rome in the construction of post-classical homosexual identities. Essays by leading and emerging scholars explore the contested history of responses to Roman homosexuality, in areas including literature, the visual arts, popular culture, scholarship, and pornography. Much has been written about the contribution of ancient Greek homosexuality to modern discourses of homosexuality, but this volume argues that Rome has been largely overlooked in this respect.

Gay New York

Author : George Chauncey
Publisher : Basic Books
Page : 750 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2008-08-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780786723355

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Gay New York by George Chauncey Pdf

The award-winning, field-defining history of gay life in New York City in the early to mid-20th century Gay New York brilliantly shatters the myth that before the 1960s gay life existed only in the closet, where gay men were isolated, invisible, and self-hating. Drawing on a rich trove of diaries, legal records, and other unpublished documents, George Chauncey constructs a fascinating portrait of a vibrant, cohesive gay world that is not supposed to have existed. Called "monumental" (Washington Post), "unassailable" (Boston Globe), "brilliant" (The Nation), and "a first-rate book of history" (The New York Times), Gay New Yorkforever changed how we think about the history of gay life in New York City, and beyond.

Myths and Mysteries of Same-Sex Love

Author : Christine Downing
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Homosexuality
ISBN : 9780595388851

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"Myths and Mysteries of Same-Sex Love makes a powerful statement about the realities of gay and lesbian psyche. A gay and lesbian psychic perspective may at first be startling, but once examined, it proves to be unforgettable." -The Advocate

The Making of the Modern Homosexual

Author : Kenneth Plummer
Publisher : Rl Innactive Titles
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Social Science
ISBN : UOM:39015018987399

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The Making of the Modern Homosexual by Kenneth Plummer Pdf

Is the "homosexual" a type of person that has been with usoin various guisesothroughout history? Is he or she simply a "being" that we are slowly discovering and understanding better? Or is the "homosexual" simply an invention of our century? The authors of this original and important new work take this last view and argue that although "same-sex" sexual experiences may have existed throughout history, the notion of the "homosexual" is a peculiarly modern idea which has profound consequences in the structuring of recent homosexual experiences. The essays in this book take the contemporary construction of the homosexual as their common concern.

Histories of Sexuality

Author : Stephen Garton
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2014-12-18
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781317489016

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Histories of Sexuality by Stephen Garton Pdf

This book presents the first assessment of one of the most rapidly expanding fields of research: the history of sexuality. From the early efforts of historians to work out a model for sexual history, to the extraordinary impact of French philosopher Michel Foucault, to the vigorous debates about essentialism and social constructionism, to the emergence of contemporary debates about historicism, queer theory, embodiment, gender and cultural history - we now have vast and diverse historical scholarship on sex and sexuality. 'Histories of Sexuality' highlights the key historical moments and issues: pederasty and cultures of male passivity in ancient Greece and Rome; the impact of early Christianity and ideals of renunciation on the sexual cultures of late antiquity; the sustained existence of homosexual cultures in medieval and renaissance Europe; the "invention" of homosexuality and heterosexuality in eighteenth century Europe and America; the truth behind Victorian sexual repression; the work of reformers and scientists such as Havelock Ellis, Marie Stopes, Stella Browne, Margaret Sanger, Alfred Kinsey, William Masters and Virginia Johnson.