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James Baldwin and the Queer Imagination /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Brim, Matt (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Ann Arbor [Michigan] : The University of Michigan Press, [2014]
Subjects:
Baldwin, James, > 1924-1987 > Criticism and interpretation.
Gay men's writings, American > History and criticism.
African American gays > Intellectual life.
Queer theory.
Gay men in literature.
Table of 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.