Queering the color line: race and the invention of homosexuality in american culture
Auteur :
Somerville, Siobhan B.
Éditeur :
Duke University Press
ISBN :
9780822324430
Date de publication :
13 janv. 2000
Poids :
408 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Analysing a range of sources, including sexology texts, early cinema, and African American literature, the author argues that the emerging understanding of homosexuality depended on the context of the black/white "colour line," the dominant system of racial distinction during the late nineteenth century.