Love, H
Feeling Backward: Loss and the Politics of Queer History
- ISBN 13:
- 9780674032392
- author:
- Love, H
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Harvard University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2009
- Pages:
- 206
- Dimensions:
- 22.9 x 15.5 x 1.8 cm
- Genre:
- Literature Textbook
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Feeling Backward: Loss and the Politics of Queer History by Heather Love explores the costs of mainstreaming in lesbian and gay culture. While increased tolerance brings benefits, assimilation also entails losses that have been hard to identify or mourn. Historical gay culture is often associated with pain and shame, making it difficult to value aspects that are now seen as embarrassing evidence of the past. This book looks at early-twentieth-century queer novels often dismissed as "too depressing" and argues for a politics attentive to social exclusion and its effects. Through elegant readings of key texts and engaging critical sources, Love makes a case for looking backward to understand how this history continues to shape our present.
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