Opis: Some Men In London: Queer Life, 1945-1959 - Peter Parker

In the 1940s, it was believed that homosexuality had been becoming more widespread in the aftermath of war. A moral panic ensued, centred around London as the place to which gay men gravitated.In a major new anthology, Peter Parker explores what it was actually like for queer men in London in this period, whether they were well-known figures such as John Gielgud, ‘Chips’ Channon and E.M. Forster, or living lives of quiet – or occasionally rowdy – anonymity in pubs, clubs, more public places of assignation, or at home. It is rich with letters, diaries, psychological textbooks, novels, films, plays and police records, covering a wide range of viewpoints, from those who deplored homosexuality to those who campaigned for its decriminalisation.This first volume, from 1945 to 1959, details a community forced to live at constant risk of blackmail or prison. Yet it also shows a thriving and joyous subculture, one that enriched a mainstream culture often ignorant of its debtto gay creators. Some Men In London is a testament to queer life, which was always much more complex than newspapers, governments and the Metropolitan Police Force imagined.

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Szczegóły: Some Men In London: Queer Life, 1945-1959 - Peter Parker

Nazwa: Some Men In London: Queer Life, 1945-1959
Autor: Peter Parker
Wydawnictwo: Penguin Books
Kod paskowy: 9780241370612
Ilość stron: 458
Format: 197 x 128 x 26
Oprawa: Miękka
Waga: 0.338 kg

Recenzje: Some Men In London: Queer Life, 1945-1959 - Peter Parker