Closet Queens
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Author |
: Michael Bloch |
Publisher |
: Little, Brown Book Group |
Total Pages |
: 236 |
Release |
: 2015-05-28 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781405517010 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1405517018 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (10 Downloads) |
Synopsis Closet Queens by : Michael Bloch
Closet Queens is a fascinating study of gay men in twentieth century British politics, from Lord Rosebery and Lord Beauchamp in Edwardian times to Michael Portillo and Peter Mandelson in our own era. As all homosexual activity was illegal until 1967, and exposure meant ruin and disgrace, such men were obliged either to repress their sexual feelings or else lead double lives, indulging their tastes secretly while respectably married with children. The need to cover up their sexuality, while causing problems and disappointments, often sharpened their skills as politicians - they were masters of secrecy and subterfuge, and knew how to take calculated risks. An entertaining and insightful account of some extraordinary personalities, Closet Queens opens doors into a hidden world.
Author |
: Hannah Wolley |
Publisher |
: IndyPublish.com |
Total Pages |
: 216 |
Release |
: 2005-05 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1421940639 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781421940632 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (39 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Queen-Like Closet Or Rich Cabinet by : Hannah Wolley
Author |
: W. M. |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 300 |
Release |
: 1659 |
ISBN-10 |
: OCLC:504138372 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (72 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Queens Closet Opened. Incomparable Secrets in Physick, Chyrurgery, Preserving and Candying ... Corrected and Reviewed, with Many Additions, Etc. [The Preface Signed: W. M.]. by : W. M.
Author |
: Sean P. Griffin |
Publisher |
: NYU Press |
Total Pages |
: 321 |
Release |
: 2000-02-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780814738702 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0814738702 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (02 Downloads) |
Synopsis Tinker Belles and Evil Queens by : Sean P. Griffin
The first book to address the interaction between the Walt Disney Company and the gay community From its Magic Kingdom theme parks to its udderless cows, the Walt Disney Company has successfully maintained itself as the brand name of conservative American family values. But the Walt Disney Company has also had a long and complex relationship to the gay and lesbian community that is only now becoming visible. In Tinker Belles and Evil Queens, Sean Griffin traces the evolution of this interaction between the company and gay communities, from the 1930s use of Mickey Mouse as a code phrase for gay to the 1990s "Gay Nights" at the Magic Kingdom. Armed with first-person accounts from Disney audiences, Griffin demonstrates how Disney animation, live-action films, television series, theme parks, and merchandise provide varied motifs and characteristics that readily lend themselves to use by gay culture. But Griffin delves further to explore the role of gays and lesbians within the company, through an examination of the background of early studio personnel, an account of sexual activism within the firm, and the story of the company's own concrete efforts to give recognition to gay voices and desires. The first book to address the history of the gay community and Disney, Tinker Belles and Evil Queens broadly examines the ambiguous legacy of how modern consumerism and advertising have affected the ways lesbians and gay men have expressed their sexuality. Disney itself is shown as sensitive to gay and lesbian audiences, while exploiting those same audiences as a niche market with strong buying power. Finally, Griffin demonstrates how queer audiences have co-opted Disney products for themselves-and in turn how Disney's corporate strategies have influenced our very definitions of sexuality.
Author |
: Chloe O. Davis |
Publisher |
: Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages |
: 448 |
Release |
: 2024-04-30 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781665926881 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1665926880 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (81 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Queens' English by : Chloe O. Davis
This young readers adaptation of The Queens’ English is a nonfiction illustrated reference guide to the LGBTQIA+ community’s contributions to the English language. This playful, richly illustrated visual dictionary is the perfect book for anyone who has ever wondered about the origin of phrases like “boi,” “drag,” or “demisexual,” the history of the word “queer,” and the wonderfully diverse, wide-ranging histories that have contributed to LGBTQIA+ culture and vocabulary. Drawing from traditions as divergent as the ancient poet Sappho to the underground ball scene of the 1980s, from the Stonewall Riots to RuPaul’s Drag Race, this glossary is a colorful compendium—and a celebration of every king, queen, butch, femme, trans, folx, and enby who has shaped the history, identity, and limitless imagination of queerness.
Author |
: Alfred L. Martin |
Publisher |
: Indiana University Press |
Total Pages |
: 223 |
Release |
: 2021-04-06 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780253054623 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0253054621 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (23 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Generic Closet by : Alfred L. Martin
Even after a rise in gay and Black representation and production on TV in the 1990s, the sitcom became a "generic closet," restricting Black gay characters with narrative tropes. Drawing from 20 interviews with credited episode writers, key show-runners, and Black gay men, The Generic Closet situates Black-cast sitcoms as a unique genre that uses Black gay characters in service of the series' heterosexual main cast. Alfred L. Martin, Jr., argues that the Black community is considered to be antigay due to misrepresentation by shows that aired during the family viewing hour and that were written for the imagined, "traditional" Black family. Martin considers audience reception, industrial production practices, and authorship to unpack the claim that Black gay characters are written into Black-cast sitcoms such as Moesha, Good News, and Let's Stay Together in order to closet Black gayness. By exploring how systems of power produce ideologies about Black gayness, The Generic Closet deconstructs the concept of a monolithic Black audience and investigates whether this generic closet still exists.
Author |
: David Starkey |
Publisher |
: Harper Collins |
Total Pages |
: 884 |
Release |
: 2009-10-13 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780061842160 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0061842168 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (60 Downloads) |
Synopsis Six Wives by : David Starkey
“Extraordinary. . . . It is a tribute to Starkey’s narrative drive, his puckish wit, and sharp discrimination that it doesn’t seem a page too long. . . . With each queen, Starkey offers a vivid character study but also has fresh discoveries that subtly alter the picture he started out with.” — Sunday Times (London) The dramatic, legendary story of Henry VIII, his six wives, and the England they ruled—told by one of the world’s preeminent historians of the Tudor era. Perhaps no one in history had a more eventful career in matrimony than Henry VIII. His marriages were tumultuous and complicated, and made instant legends of six very different women. Henry took his first bride, Catherine of Aragon, when he was 17. Their 24-year marriage was a relatively stable prelude to what followed. Anne Boleyn, a pretty, French-educated Protestant who was the mother of Elizabeth I, was eventually beheaded. Jane Seymour served as a demure contrast to the vampish Boleyn, and gave birth to Henry’s longed-for son (Edward VI). After a brief marriage to the plain Anne of Cleves, Henry married a flirtatious teenager, Catherine Howard, who would be the second of his brides to lose her head along with the king’s favor. Finally, there was Catherine Parr, a shrewd Protestant bluestocking. In this brilliant new work, one of the world’s most respected historians weaves startling new facts and fresh interpretations into a spellbinding account of the emotional drama and political intrigue that attended Henry’s six marriages. With a keen eye for both the personal and the global stage, David Starkey masterfully recaptures the Tudor era—and the wives of Henry VIII—as only he can.
Author |
: Agnes Strickland |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 368 |
Release |
: 1855 |
ISBN-10 |
: NYPL:33433101477051 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (51 Downloads) |
Synopsis Lives of the Queens of England by : Agnes Strickland
Author |
: Agnes Strickland |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 688 |
Release |
: 1882 |
ISBN-10 |
: HARVARD:HNZTJR |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (JR Downloads) |
Synopsis Lives of the Queens of England, from the Norman Conquest by : Agnes Strickland
Author |
: Agnes STRICKLAND |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 536 |
Release |
: 1865 |
ISBN-10 |
: BL:A0024401231 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (31 Downloads) |
Synopsis Lives of the Queens of England, from the Norman Conquest. By Agnes Strickland. ... A New Edition, Carefully Revised and Augmented. In Six Volumes by : Agnes STRICKLAND