A Queer History of the United States
| Author | Michael Bronski |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Subject | LGBT history in the United States |
| Published | May 10, 2011 (Beacon Press) |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | |
| ISBN | 978-080704439-1 |
| OCLC | 662402765 |
A Queer History of the United States is a concise history of LGBT people in US society.[1] It describes ways in which queer people have influenced the evolution of the United States, and how the culture of the United States has affected them.[2][3]
A Queer History of the United States was published by Beacon Press in 2011. It was recognized with a Stonewall Book Award in 2012.[3] The author, Michael Bronski, is a professor of Women's & Gender Studies at Dartmouth College, and professor of Practice in Media and Activism in Studies of Women, Gender, and Sexuality at Harvard University.[4]
Chapters
- The Persecuting Society
- Sexually Ambiguous Revolutions
- Imagining a Queer America
- A Democracy of Death and Art
- A Dangerous Purity
- Life on the Stage, Life in the City
- Production and Marketing of Gender
- Sex in the Trenches
- Visible Communities, Invisible Lives
- Revolt, Backlash, Resistance
See also
References
- ^ Hari, Johann (May 23, 2011). "How Gays Helped Make and Remake America". Slate. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
- ^ Liebetrau, Eric (May 17, 2011). "Reassessing 500 years of American history: A scholarly look at the LGBT experience". Boston.com. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
- ^ a b Barber, Bonnie (February 23, 2012). "Professor Michael Bronski Wins Prestigious Stonewall Book Award". Dartmouth Now. Dartmouth College. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
- ^ "Michael Bronski". Studies of Women, Gender, and Sexuality. Harvard University. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
Further reading
- Wexelbaum, Rachel (June 20, 2011). "'A Queer History of the United States' by Michael Bronski and 'Queer America: A People's LGBT History of the United States' by Vicki L. Eaklor". Lambda Literary. Lambda Literary Foundation. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
- Ireland, Doug (October 13, 2011). "Michael Bronski's A Queer History of the United States — review". Direland. Doug Ireland. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
- Reed, Jennifer (February 2012). "A Queer History of the United States, by Michael Bronski" (PDF). The History Teacher. 45 (2). The Society for History Education: 297–98. ISSN 0018-2745. Retrieved June 22, 2016.