Queer Man on Campus - A History of Non-Heterosexual College Men, 1945-2000

This book reveals the inadequacy of a unified "gay" identity in studying the lives of queer college men. Instead, seven types of identities are discernible in the lives of non-heterosexual college males, as the author shows.

List of contents

Acknowledgments Section I: Finding My Way Chapter 1: Calling Names, Naming Tales Chapter 2: Queer Theory, Identity Development Theories and Non-Heterosexual Students Section II: Patterns of Non-Heterosexual Lives Chapter 3: Tea Rooms and No Sympathy: Homosexuals and the Closet Chapter 4: From the Margins to the Ivory Tower: Gay and Queer Students Chapter 5: Beyond Textbook Definitions: Normal and Parallel Students Section III: Making Sense of Non-Heterosexual Identity Chapter 6: Collegiate Non-Heterosexual Identities: 1945-1999 Chapter 7: On the Fluidity of Identity Appendix Bibliography

About the author

Patrick Dilley is Assistant Professor of Higher Education and Qualitative Research at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. A recipient of the American College Personnel Emerging Scholar Award, Dilley is currently researching the history of gay and lesbian student organizations.

Product details

• Authors: Patrick Dilley, Dilley Patrick
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 20.09.2002
• EAN: 9780415933360
• ISBN: 978-0-415-93336-0
• No. of pages: 254
• Weight: 630 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; EDUCATION / General, Education, EDUCATION / History, Higher education, tertiary education, SOCIAL SCIENCE / LGBTQ+ Studies / Gay Studies, LGBTQ+ Studies / topics