Black queer freedom : spaces of injury and paths of desire /

"Whether engaged in same-sex desire or gender nonconformity, black queer individuals live with being perceived as a threat while simultaneously being subjected to the threat of physical, psychological, and socioeconomic injury. Attending to and challenging threats has become a defining element...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Avilez, GerShun, 1980- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2020]
Colección:New Black studies series.
Temas:
African American gays.
Gays, Black.
African American arts.
Gay artists.
Homophobia.
Racism.
Queer theory.
Homosexuels noirs américains.
Arts noirs américains.
Artistes homosexuels.
Racisme.
Théorie queer.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
African American arts
African American gays
Gay artists
Gays, Black
Homophobia
Queer theory
Racism
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction: Freedom in restriction
  • PART ONE. THREATENED BODIES IN MOTION. 1. Movement in black: queer bodies and the desire for spatial justice
  • 2. Geographies of risk: migratory subjects and the uncertainty of travel
  • PART TWO. BODIES IN SPACES OF INJURY. 3. Uneven vulnerability: queer hypervisibility and spaces of imprisonment
  • 4. The shadow of institutions: medical diagnosis and the elusive queer body
  • Conclusion: Lives of constraint, paths to freedom
  • Notes – Index.

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