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Men Like That: A Southern Queer History Paperback – July 1, 2001
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Spanning four decades, Men Like That complicates traditional notions of a post-WWII conformist wave in America. Howard argues that the 1950s, for example, were a period of vibrant queer networking in Mississippi, while during the so-called "free love" 1960s homosexuals faced aggressive oppression. When queer sex was linked to racial agitation and when key civil rights leaders were implicated in homosexual acts, authorities cracked down and literally ran the accused out of town.
In addition to firsthand accounts, Men Like That finds representations of homosexuality in regional pulp fiction and artwork, as well as in the number one pop song about a suicidal youth who jumps off the Tallahatchie Bridge. And Howard offers frank, unprecedented assessments of outrageous public scandals: a conservative U.S. congressman caught in the act in Washington, and a white candidate for governor accused of patronizing black transgender sex workers.
The first book-length history of the queer South, Men Like That completely reorients our presuppositions about gay identity and about the dynamics of country life.
- Print length395 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherUniversity of Chicago Press
- Publication dateJuly 1, 2001
- Dimensions9.02 x 5.98 x 0.93 inches
- ISBN-100226354709
- ISBN-13978-0226354705
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This unparalleled history of queer life in the South persuasively challenges the commonly accepted idea that same-sex desire cannot find expression outside the big city. Spanning four decades, Men Like That recounts the life stories of both the ordinary and the famous-often in their own words-and traces queer sexuality throughout its rural landscape.
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This unparalleled history of queer life in the South persuasively challenges the commonly accepted idea that same-sex desire cannot find expression outside the big city. Spanning four decades, Men Like That recounts the life stories of both the ordinary and the famous-often in their own words-and traces queer sexuality throughout its rural landscape.
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- Publisher : University of Chicago Press; New edition (July 1, 2001)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 395 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0226354709
- ISBN-13 : 978-0226354705
- Item Weight : 1.46 pounds
- Dimensions : 9.02 x 5.98 x 0.93 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #1,255,175 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #1,986 in LGBTQ+ Demographic Studies
- #4,486 in LGBTQ+ Genre Fiction (Books)
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John Howard is Emeritus Professor of Arts and Humanities, King's College London. He has received awards and grants from the AHRC, Bergman, Daiwa, Delfina, Fulbright, Rockefeller, and King's College London Students Union.
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