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Challenging the narrative that the gay and lesbian novel came into view in response to the emergence of homosexuality as a concept, Natasha Hurley posits a much longer history of this novelistic genre. She revises our understanding of the history of sexuality, as well as of the processes of producing new concepts and the evolution of new categories of language.

American fiction --- Homosexuality in literature. --- History and criticism.

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After Queer Studies maps the literary influences that facilitated queer theory's academic emergence and charts the trajectories that continue to shape its continued evolution as a critical practice. It explores the interdisciplinary origins of queer studies and argues for the prominent role that literary studies has played in establishing the concepts, methods, and questions of contemporary queer theory. It shows how queer studies has had an impact on many trending concerns in literary studies, such as the affective turn, the question of the subject, and the significance of social categories like race, class, and sexual differences. Bridging between queer studies' legacies and its horizons, this collection initiates new discussion on the irreducible changes that queer studies has introduced in the concepts, methods, and modes of literary interpretation and cultural practices.

Homosexuality in literature. --- Queer theory. --- Sexual orientation in literature. --- Gender identity

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Os textos trazem à tona um universo homoerótico ambientado na literatura, na música e nas discussões teóricas mostrando que, atualmente, essas manifestações recebem outro olhar. Além disso, discutem as antigas bases de gênero e os novos modos de interpretação de sujeitos culturais, ressaltando a dificuldade em falar de questões homoafetivas em uma sociedade ainda machista e homofóbica. Eles mostram o distanciamento que algumas pessoas ainda têm a respeito do homoerotismo, por isso buscam desconstruir os estereótipos de gênero através da literatura, mostrando ao leitor que as expressões homoculturais vão além de um padrão pré-estabelecido pela sociedade e suas respectivas culturas.

Homosexuality in literature. --- Gay erotic literature --- LITERARY CRITICISM --- History and criticism.

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So much of great literature centres on explorations of gender, sex, and sexuality. What does it mean to be a proper man or woman; what if one cannot be properly called either? Should one wield one's sexual power politically? What is the relation between law, divine or secular, and sexuality? These are just some of the questions that this volume examines through an analysis of a wide range of texts. Each essay is 2,500 to 5,000 words in length, and all essays conclude with a list of "Works Cited," along with endnotes. Finally, the volume's appendixes offer a section of useful reference resources.

Sexual minorities in literature. --- Gender identity in literature. --- Homosexuality in literature. --- Bisexuality in literature. --- Transsexuals in literature. --- Sexual minorities in literature --- Gender identity in literature --- Homosexuality in literature --- Bisexuality in literature --- Transsexuals in literature

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Queer Between the Covers presents a history of radical queer publishing and literature from 1880 to the modern day. Chronicling the gay struggle for acceptance and liberation, this book demonstrates how the fight for representation was often waged secretly between the covers of books at a time when public spaces for queer identities were limited. The chapters provide an array of voices and histories – from the famous, Derek Jarman and Oscar Wilde, to the lesser-known and underappreciated John Wieners and Valerie Taylor. It includes first-hand accounts of seminal moments in queer history, including the birth of Hazard Press and the Defend Gay’s the Word Bookshop campaign in the 1980s. The book demonstrates how the queer community could be brought together through shared literature. The works discussed show the imaginative and radical ways in which queer texts have fought against censorship and repression and could be used as a tool for political organisation and production. From the powerful community-wide demonstrations for Gay’s the Word during their battle with the British government, the mapping of Chicago’s queer spaces within Valerie Taylor’s pulp novels, or the anonymous but likely shared authorship of the 19th-century queer text Teleny. Queer publishing often involved a range of creative tactics to beat the censor, from self-publishing to anonymous authorship. The book also shows how collage and the repurposing of found image and text became a key queer publishing practice, from Derek Jarman’s vast creative repertoire to book artwork created by the Hazard Press. A fascinating and poignant analysis of some key historic moments for queer lib in publishing and book history, this is an essential read for those interested in how LGBTQ people throughout modernity have used literature as an important forum for self-expression and self-actualisation when spaces and sites for queer expression were taboo.

Homosexuality in literature. --- Homosexuality and literature. --- Literature and homosexuality --- Literature --- Literature: history & criticism --- Gay's the Word (Bookseller)