Bloomsbury Academic
Writing Queer History
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- Matt Cook
- Bloomsbury Academic
- Hardcover
- 9781474247511
- 9.21 X 6.14 X 1 inches
- 1 pounds
- History > Historiography
- English
Secure TransactionBook Description
Writing Queer History introduces and surveys the ways in which historians and others have researched and written about the lesbian, gay and queer past. It pinpoints some of the key themes, issues and questions they have sought to address, looks at the kinds of sources they have used and suggests ways in which queer theory since the early 1990s has shifted approaches and perspectives for historians.
Section One gives an overview of uses and accounts of the queer past from the late 19th century to the present. Section Two explores key questions and themes that have exercised historians by focusing on key texts ranging from the Medieval to the contemporary. Section Three focuses in further on different kinds of source material, examining specific archives to demonstrate how we might understand the past through particular documents, artifacts, voices and images. Finally, the author describes how his work has been shaped by his own biography, changing academic fashion, new theoretical perspectives and the particularities of archive collections.
The book shows how histories of queer life have implications for the broader understanding of culture, society and politics, as well as demonstrating how queer history writing has been influenced and shaped by activist and community groups and by scholars working in and across different disciplines. Rich in case studies and including practical guidance on approaching queer history, Writing Queer History is an invaluable text for those studying the history of sexuality, gender history, the history of the emotions and historiography.
Author Bio
MAtt Cook, Ph.D. is an economist, composer, Los Angeles Times bestselling author, and executive film producer based in Los Angeles. He tells stories through writing, music, magic, and numbers.
As an economist, he has worked in entertainment finance and founded a government transparency organization. Drawing from experience in over 130 countries, he enjoys infusing his musical compositions with international intrigue. As a close-up magician trained at the Magic Castle, he has performed in Hollywood and often weaves sleight of hand into his talks and lectures. For his support of the military, he was personally honored by President George W. Bush with the Presidential Call to Service Award.
Matt's thrillers include Sabotage (a Los Angeles Times bestseller) and Good Little Marauder (a historical thriller); his nonfiction includes Sleight of Mind (on paradoxes), The Startup Star, and more. He was educated at Stanford University and the University of Pennsylvania. Outside of his creative work, Matt is also a divemaster and pilot of land and sea planes.
Source: MattCook.com
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