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Queer aging in North American fiction

Hess, Linda M.

Queer aging in North American fiction

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Queer aging in North American fictionby Linda M. Hess.
Author:	Hess, Linda M.
Published:	Cham :Springer International Publishing :2019.
Description:	xi, 240 p. :digital ;22 cm.
Contained By:	Springer eBooks
Subject:	American fictionHistory and criticism.
Online resource:	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-03466-5
ISBN:	9783030034665$q(electronic bk.)

Queer aging in North American fiction
Hess, Linda M.

Queer aging in North American fiction[electronic resource] /by Linda M. Hess. - Cham :Springer International Publishing :2019. - xi, 240 p. :digital ;22 cm.

1. Introduction: Queer Aging and the Significance of Representation -- 2. The Older Lesbian as Predator: Dorothy Baker's Trio: A Novel (1943) -- 3. The Menace of Gay Aging: James Baldwin's Giovanni's Room (1956) -- 4. Lesbian Feminist Aging: June Arnold's Sister Gin (1975) -- 5. Gay Times in NYC: Andrew Holleran's Dancer from the Dance (1978) -- 6. Gay Aging after AIDS: Andrew Holleran's The Beauty of Men (1996) -- 7. Visible Old Lesbians: Suzette Mayr's The Widows (1998) -- 8. New Stories About Gay Aging: Mike Mills' Beginners (2010) -- 9. Lesbian Aging Hits The Road: Thom Fitzgerald's Cloudburst (2011) -- 10. Conclusion: Ask What Queer Aging Can Do For You.

Exploring representations of queer aging in North American fiction, this book illuminates a rich yet previously unheeded intersection within American culture. At a time when older LGBTQ persons gradually gain visibility in gerontological studies and in the media, this work provides a critical perspective concerned with the ways in which the narratives and images we have at our disposal shape our realities. Each chapter shines a spotlight on a significant work of queer fiction, beginning with post-WWII novels and ending with filmic representations of the 2010s, exploring narratives as both reflections and agents of broader cultural negotiations concerning queer sexuality and aging. As a result, the book not only redresses queer aging's history of invisibility, but also reveals narratives of queer aging to be particularly apt in casting new light on the ways in which growing older is perceived and conceptualized in North American culture.

ISBN: 9783030034665$q(electronic bk.)

Standard No.: 10.1007/978-3-030-03466-5doiSubjects--Topical Terms:

216939
American fiction
--History and criticism.

LC Class. No.: PS374.H63 / H47 2019

Dewey Class. No.: 813.540992066

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