The Culture of Queers

by Richard Dyer

Book Overview

For around a hundred years up to the Stonewall riots, the word used for gay men was 'queers'. In The Culture of Queers, Richard Dyer traces the contours of queer culture, examining the differences and continuities with the gay culture which succeeded it.

Opening with a discussion of the very concept of 'queers', Dyer asks what it means to speak of a sexual grouping having a culture, and addresses issues such as gay attitudes to women and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415223768
• ISBN13: 9780415223768
• Release Date: December 2001
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.2" x 9.2"