Feeling singular : queer masculinities in the early United States /

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Much of US cultural production since the 20th century has celebrated the figure of the singular individual, from the lonesome Huckleberry Finn to the cinematic loners John Wayne and Clint Eastwood, but that tradition casts a backward shadow that prohibits seeing how the singular in America was previ...

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Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Bascom, Ben
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2024]
Ausgabe:
First edition.
Zusammenfassung:
Much of US cultural production since the 20th century has celebrated the figure of the singular individual, from the lonesome Huckleberry Finn to the cinematic loners John Wayne and Clint Eastwood, but that tradition casts a backward shadow that prohibits seeing how the singular in America was previously marked as unwanted, outcast, excessive, or weird. 'Feeling Singular' examines the paradoxical nature of masculine self-promotion and individuality in the early United States. Through a collection of singular life narratives, author Ben Bascom draws on a queer studies approach that uncovers how fraught private desires shaped a public masculinity increasingly at odds with the disinterested norms of republican public culture.
Umfang:
1 online resource (281 pages)
Anmerkungen:
Also issued in print: 2024.
Zielpublikum:
Specialized.
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0-19-768751-2
0-19-768753-9
0-19-768752-0
Schlagworte:
Eccentrics and eccentricities > United States > Biography.
Eccentrics and eccentricities > United States > History.
Men > United States > Case studies.
Masculinity > United States > History.
Individuality.
Biography.
Biography & non-fiction prose.
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