Queer Fictions of the Past by Scott Bravmann
In Queer Fictions of the Past, Scott Bravmann explores the complexity of lesbian and gay engagement with history and considers how historical discourses animate the present. Characterising historical representations as dynamic conversations between then and now, he demonstrates their powerful role in constructing present identities, differences, politics, and communities. In particular, his is the first book to explore the ways in which lesbians and gay men have used history to define themselves as social, cultural, and political subjects.-
The Making of English National Identity
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Intellectual Discourse and the Politics of Modernization
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Colonial Fantasies
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The Religious and Romantic Origins of Psychoanalysis
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Music and Social Movements
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Trust
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Territorial Ambitions and the Gardens of Versailles
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The Simulation of Surveillance
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Avoiding Politics
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Evil and Human Agency
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The Playing Self
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Intellectuals and the Nation
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Rethinking Comparative Cultural Sociology
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Matters of Culture
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Genealogies of Citizenship
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Struggles for Subjectivity
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Difference Troubles
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Identity without Selfhood
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Nationalism and Literature
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Challenging Codes
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Nation and Commemoration
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Fundamentalism, Sectarianism, and Revolution
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Cultural Trauma
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Illiberal Politics in Neoliberal Times
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Thinking through Television
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The Unfinished Revolution
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The Performative Presidency
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Symbol and Ritual in the New Spain
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Performing Civility
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Social Performance
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The Work of Global Justice
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Race, Media, and the Crisis of Civil Society
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A Phenomenology of Working-Class Experience
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Distant Suffering
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French Revolutionary Syndicalism and the Public Sphere
"This groundbreaking work attempts to elucidate the crucial role that history plays in gay/lesbian discourseNo person interested in lesbian/gay studies can afford to ignore this book. Bravmann's astute and always insightful analysis is bound to be of major importance to future scholars interested in reconceptualizing the gay and lesbian past..." Choice
"...the rewards of this book are significant." John Howard, American Historical Review
"This book should remind sociologists to think critically about the questions we ask, the subjects we choose, and the groups we omit." Mary Bernstein, American Journal of Sociology
"...[Bravmann] demonstrates not only how the past has been rewritten in terms of present-day concerns, but also how these revisions of the past have altered people's perceptions of the present." Chad Heap, Journal of Social History
"...the rewards of this book are significant." John Howard, American Historical Review
"This book should remind sociologists to think critically about the questions we ask, the subjects we choose, and the groups we omit." Mary Bernstein, American Journal of Sociology
"...[Bravmann] demonstrates not only how the past has been rewritten in terms of present-day concerns, but also how these revisions of the past have altered people's perceptions of the present." Chad Heap, Journal of Social History
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| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780521599078 |
| ISBN 10 | 0521599075 |
| Title | Queer Fictions of the Past |
| Author | Scott Bravmann |
| Series | Cambridge Cultural Social Studies |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Year published | 1997-10-09 |
| Number of pages | 192 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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