Sex in the Archives - Writing American Sexual Histories

This book is an experiment in writing an American sexual history, spanning the spectrum of queer, trans, and the allegedly 'normal'. The sexual histories in this book are those where pornography and sexual research are indistinguishable; where personal obsession becomes tomorrow's archive.

List of contents

Introduction
1 The lure of the archive
2 Sexual portraits: Edward Melcarth and homoeroticism in modern American art
(co-authored with Erin Griffey)
3 Autoarchivism: Alfred Kinsey's informants
4 Promiscuous intimacies: rethinking the history of American casual sex
5 A transgender story: the diaries of Louis Graydon Sullivan
6 Sex in the archives: David Louis Bowie's New York diaries, 1978- 93
7 ANONYMOUS and Badboy Books: a 1990s moment in the history of pornography
(co-authored with Nina Attwood)
8 The body as amusement park: a quick history of masturbation
9 Queer Baltimore: the photography of Amos Badertscher
(co-authored with Branka Bogdan)
Index

About the author

Barry Reay is Professor of History at the University of Auckland, New Zealand

Summary

This book is an experiment in writing an American sexual history, spanning the spectrum of queer, trans, and the allegedly ‘normal’. The sexual histories in this book are those where pornography and sexual research are indistinguishable; where personal obsession becomes tomorrow’s archive. -- .

Product details

• Authors: Barry Reay
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.02.2019
• EAN: 9781526124548
• ISBN: 978-1-5261-2454-8
• No. of pages: 304
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Sexualität, Sozial- und Kulturgeschichte, Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, USA, Amerikanische Geschichte, Geschichte allgemein und Weltgeschichte, Soziologie: Familie und Beziehungen