Evidence of Being : The Black Gay Cultural Renaissance and the Politics of Violence /

Evidence of Being opens on a grim scene: Washington DC's gay black community in the 1980s, ravaged by AIDS, the crack epidemic, and a series of unsolved murders, seemingly abandoned by the government and mainstream culture. Yet in this darkest of moments, a new vision of community and hope mana...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bost, Darius (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, [2018]
Temas:
African American gay men > New York (State) > New York.
African American gay men > Washington (D.C.)
African American gay men > Washington (D.C.).
American literature > African American authors.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / General.
AIDS.
Cultural Arts Movement.
HIV.
New York City.
Washington, D.C.
black gay men.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • ONE. The Contradictions of Grief
  • TWO. Loneliness
  • THREE. Postmortem Politics
  • FOUR. "The Future Is Very Uncertain"
  • Epilogue
  • Acknowledgments
  • Appendix: Notable Individuals, Organizations, and Publications
  • Notes
  • Index

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