The Routledge History of Queer America presents the first comprehensive synthesis of the rapidly developing field of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer US history. Featuring nearly thirty chapters on essential subjects and themes from colonial times through the present, this collection covers topics including:
Rural vs. urban queer histories
Gender and sexual diversity in early American history
Intersectionality, exploring queerness in association with issues of race and class
Queerness and American capitalism
The rise of queer histories, archives, and collective memory
Transnationalism and queer history
Gathering authorities in the field to define the ways in which sexual and gender diversity have contributed to the dynamics of American society, culture and nation, The Routledge History of Queer America is the finest available overview of the rich history of queer experience in US history.
Author(s): Don Romesburg (ed.)
Series: Routledge Histories
Edition: 1st
Publisher: Routledge
Year: 2018
Language: English
Pages: 405
Cover......Page 1
Half Title......Page 2
Title Page......Page 4
Copyright Page......Page 5
Dedication......Page 6
Table of Contents......Page 8
List of Contributors......Page 12
Acknowledgments......Page 17
Introduction: Having a Moment Four Decades in the Making......Page 18
Part One Times......Page 30
1 Colonial North America (1600s–1700s)......Page 32
2 Revolutionary Sexualities and Early National Genders (1770s–1840s)......Page 44
3 Centering Slavery in Nineteenth-Century Queer History (1800s–1890s)......Page 56
4 Modern Sexuality in Modern Times (1880s–1930s)......Page 69
5 Sexual Minorities at the Apex of Heteronormativity (1940s–1965)......Page 84
6 Gay Liberation (1963–1980)......Page 99
7 AIDS and Action (1980–1990s)......Page 112
8 Queer Politics in Neoliberal Times (1970–2010s)......Page 124
Part Two Spaces and Places......Page 138
9 Queer Archives: From Collections to Conceptual Framework......Page 140
10 Bodies......Page 152
11 Organizations......Page 165
12 The End of Urban Queer History?......Page 177
13 Rural......Page 192
14 Queer and Nation......Page 204
15 Thinking Transnationally, Thinking Queer......Page 217
Part Three Themes......Page 228
16 Language, Acts, and Identity in LGBT History......Page 230
17 Transgender History (and Otherwise Approaches to Queer Embodiment)......Page 241
18 Lesbian History: Spirals of Imagination, Marginalization, and Creation......Page 254
19 Bisexual History: Let’s Not Bijack Another Century......Page 267
20 Queer of Color Estrangement and Belonging......Page 279
21 Families......Page 293
22 Sickness and Wellness......Page 304
23 Criminalization and Legalization......Page 317
24 Law and Politics: “Crooked and Perverse” Narratives of LGBT Progress......Page 332
25 Labor......Page 348
26 Consumerism......Page 361
27 Queer Performance and Popular Culture......Page 376
28 Public History and Queer Memory......Page 388
Index......Page 399
