Feeling Backward
| Author | : Heather Love |
| Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
| Total Pages | : 206 |
| Release | : 2009-03-31 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780674736412 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0674736419 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (419 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Feeling Backward by : Heather Love
Download or read book Feeling Backward written by Heather Love and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2009-03-31 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Feeling Backward weighs the costs of the contemporary move to the mainstream in lesbian and gay culture. While the widening tolerance for same-sex marriage and for gay-themed media brings clear benefits, gay assimilation entails other losses--losses that have been hard to identify or mourn, since many aspects of historical gay culture are so closely associated with the pain and shame of the closet.