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Cruising: An Intimate History of a Radical Pastime

The Unnamed Press
Alex Espinoza
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Pagine
244 pp.
Lingua
Inglese
Editore
The Unnamed Press
Anno
2019
ISBN
9781944700829
Dimensioni
12.7 x 1.27 x 20.32 cm
Scritto da
Alex Espinoza

"Espinoza's book stands out as a beacon for future queer writers, thinkers, and activists. Reading these accounts, I felt myself drawn into a past both wonderful and strange, a world I hope we will continue to celebrate and preserve." ―Garrard Conley
Acclaimed author Alex Espinoza takes readers on an uncensored journey through the underground, to reveal the timeless art of cruising. Combining historical research and oral history with his own personal experience, Espinoza examines the political and cultural forces behind this radical pastime. From Greek antiquity to the notorious Molly houses of 18th century England, the raucous 1970s to the algorithms of Grindr, Oscar Wilde to George Michael, cruising remains at once a reclamation of public space and the creation of its own unique locale―one in which men of all races and classes interact, even in the shadow of repressive governments. In Uganda and Russia, we meet activists for whom cruising can be a matter of life and death; while in the West he shows how cruising circumvents the inequalities and abuses of power that plague heterosexual encounters. Ultimately, Espinoza illustrates how cruising functions as a powerful rebuke to patriarchy and capitalism―unless you are cruising the department store restroom, of course.

Titolo
Cruising: An Intimate History of a Radical Pastime
Autore
Alex Espinoza
Editore
The Unnamed Press
Pubblicazione
2019
Disponibilità
Ordinato all’editore
Lingua
English
Pagine
244 pp.
ISBN-13
9781944700829
Rappresentazione LGTBIQ+
Gay , Queer
Editorial Egales
LES Editorial
Casa editrice Taschen
Taschen Dos Bigotes
Editorial Anagrama
Editorial Siete Islas
Editorial Planeta
Letraversal Poesía
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Editoriale Alfaguara
LAVA