Racialized politics of desire in personal ads / edited by Neal A. Lester and Maureen Daly Goggin.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lester, Neal A.

Goggin, Maureen Daly.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Language and sex.

Sociolinguistics.

Power (Social sciences).

Personals.

Physical Description:

xii, 207 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, MD : Lexington Books, [2007]

Summary:

The essays in Racialized Politics of Desire in Personal Ads explore the complex intersections among the social constructions of race, gender, and sexuality within personal ads, revealing a dynamic tapestry of power relations and hierarchies. The ephemeral nature of personal ads, their anonymity, the space limitations, and the linguistic encoding characteristic of the genre makes it an interesting and important opportunity to witness the performative nature of identity politics.

Contents:

Introduction: Trapped in Lines and Language: Distorted Selves in Personal Ads / Trudier Harris 1

1 "EXTRA! EXTRA! Read All About It!" Constructions of Heterosexual Black Male Identities in the Personals / Neal A. Lester, Maureen Daly Goggin 7

2 In Living Color: Politics of Desire in Heterosexual Interracial Black/White Personal Ads / Neal A. Lester, Maureen Daly Goggin 37

3 Black Gay Men Seeking Black Gay Men: Cultural and Historical Implications / Charles E. Wilson, Jr. 77

4 Personal Ads and the Intersection of Race and Same-Sex Male Attraction / James D. Ross 97

5 SBF Seeks Miss Afrekete: Authenticity, Erasure, and Same-Sex Desire in the Personals / L. H. Stallings 113

6 Ethnic Chasers, Auntie Toms, and E(gal)itarians: Black Females Seeking and Being Sought by White Females / Karyn Riedell 139

7 "The 21st Century Option to Meet and Socialize": Discursive Constructions of Black Heterosexual Male Identities in match.com / Patricia Rose Webb 171.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780739122075

073912207X

9780739122082

0739122088

OCLC:

167506930