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Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-205) and index. |
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. |
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Print version record. |
Summary |
"The central figure in black gay literary history, James Baldwin has become a familiar touchstone for queer scholarship in the academy. Matt Brim's James Baldwin and the Queer Imagination draws on the contributions of queer theory and black queer studies to critically engage with and complicate the project of queering Baldwin and his work. Brim argues that Baldwin animates and, in contrast, disrupts both the black gay literary tradition and the queer theoretical enterprise that have claimed him. More paradoxically, even as Baldwin's fiction brilliantly succeeds in imagining queer intersections of race and sexuality, it simultaneously exhibits striking queer failures, whether exploiting gay love or erasing black lesbian desire. Brim thus argues that Baldwin's work is deeply marked by ruptures of the "unqueer" into transcendent queer thought--and that readers must sustain rather than override this paradoxical dynamic within acts of queer imagination"--Publisher's description. |
Language |
English. |
Subject |
Baldwin, James, 1924-1987 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Baldwin, James, 1924-1987 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJv4mk4rVHDcMt7RVGgh73
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Gay men's writings, American -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
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African American gay men -- Intellectual life -- 20th century.
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African American gay people -- Intellectual life.
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Queer theory.
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African American gay people in literature.
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Gay men in literature.
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Gay men's writings, American -- History and criticism.
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Écrits d'homosexuels masculins américains -- Histoire et critique.
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Personnes homosexuelles noires américaines -- Vie intellectuelle.
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Théorie queer.
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Homosexuels masculins dans la littérature.
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Écrits d'homosexuels masculins américains -- 20e siècle -- Histoire et critique.
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Homosexuels masculins noirs américains -- Vie intellectuelle -- 20e siècle.
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Personnes homosexuelles noires américaines dans la littérature.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Ethnic Studies -- African American Studies.
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- American -- General.
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- Gay & Lesbian.
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African American gays -- Intellectual life
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Gay men in literature
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Gay men's writings, American
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Queer theory
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Gay authors.
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LGBTQ+ authors.
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Queer authors.
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African American LGBTQ+ people.
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African American gay men.
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Theories.
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Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Queer studies.
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Queer literary criticism.
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Literary criticism.
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Critiques littéraires.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Brim, Matt. James Baldwin and the Queer Imagination. Ann Arbor : The University of Michigan Press, [2014] 9780472072347 (DLC) 2014014522 |
ISBN |
9780472120598 (e-book) |
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047212059X |
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9781322515212 (electronic bk.) |
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1322515212 (electronic bk.) |
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0472052349 |
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9780472052349 |
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9780472052349 (pbk. ; acid-free paper) |
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9780472072347 (hardcover ; acid-free paper) |
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047207234X |
Standard No. |
10.3998/mpub.6975932 |
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AU@ 000056939373 |
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DEBBG BV044185315 |
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GBVCP 100379338X |