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James Baldwin and the Queer Imagination / Matt Brim.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Brim, Matt, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Baldwin, James, 1924-1987--Criticism and interpretation.
- Baldwin, James.
- Gay men's writings, American--History and criticism.
- Gay men's writings, American.
- African American gay people--Intellectual life.
- African American gay people.
- Queer theory.
- Gay men in literature.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (x, 214 pages )
- Place of Publication:
- Ann Arbor : The University of Michigan Press, [2014]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Stepping back to examine the relationship between James Baldwin and queer theory, Brim unveils new critical insights that their complicated pairing provides.
- Contents:
- Introduction: James Baldwin theory- seeing the invisible
- James Baldwin's queer utility: black gay male literary tradition and Go tell it on the mountain
- Paradoxical reading practices: Giovanni's room as queer/gay/trans novel
- What straight men need: gay love in another country
- Papas' baby: impossible paternity in going to meet the man
- Conclusion: The queer imagination and the gay male conundrum.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-205) and index.
- Description based on information from the publisher.
- ISBN:
- 9780472904082
- 0472904086
- 9780472052349
- 0472052349
- 9780472120598
- 047212059X
- OCLC:
- 898754896
- Publisher Number:
- 10.3998/mpub.6975932
- Access Restriction:
- Unrestricted online access
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