The myth of the modern homosexual : queer history and the search for cultural unity

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The myth of the modern homosexual : queer history and the search for cultural unity

Rictor Norton

Washington : Cassell, 1997

  • pbk.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-301) and index

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ISBN 9780304338917

Description

Aims to demolish the conception that the homosexual is a distinctive species invented in the modern age. The text argues against "social constructionist" theories in lesbian and gay studies, proposing a case for the autonomy of queer identities and culture. It presents evidence that queers are part of a centuries-old history, possessing a unified historical and cultural identity. The volume reviews the fundamental historiograhical issues about the nature of queer history, arguing that a new generation of queer historians will need to abandon authoritarian dogma founded upon politically-correct ideology rather than historical experience.

Table of Contents

  • Part 1 Social constructionism and other myths: the search for cultural unity
  • queer BC (before constructionism)
  • the myth of the modern homosexual
  • it's just a phrase we're going through. Part 2 The nature of queer history: what is queer history?
  • the evidence of things not seen
  • lesbian historiography. Part 3 Queer culture: the great queens of history
  • queer (sub)cultures
  • queer folk and culture queens.
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pbk. ISBN 9780304338924

Description

A look at the myth that 'the homosexual' is a distinctively new species invented in the modern age which exposes the fallacies of 'social constructionist' theories that currently dominate lesbian and gay studies and argues the case for the autonomy of queer identities and culture.

Table of Contents

  • Part 1 Social constructionism and other myths: the search for cultural unity
  • queer BC (before constructionism)
  • the myth of the modern homosexual
  • it's just a phrase we're going through. Part 2 The nature of queer history: what is queer history?
  • the evidence of things not seen
  • lesbian historiography. Part 3 Queer culture: the great queens of history
  • queer (sub)cultures
  • queer folk and culture queens.

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