Coming on Strong - Gay Politics and Culture

First published in 1989, Coming on Strong addresses itself to anyone, whatever their sexuality, who wants to know why gay men have become one of those most controversial minorities in 1980s Britain.

List of contents

Biographical notes Acknowledgements Introduction 1. Psychoanalysis, sexuality and AIDS 2. AIDS and the cultural response 3. Homophobia/misogyny 4. Business as usual 5. Freud and his uses 6. Theories of sexual identity and the masculinization of the gay man 7. You don't need bars to build a jail 8. The contradictory politics of SM 9. Black, Brown and White 10. Sexual fix, sexual surveillance 11. A conversation about pornography 12. Gay sex spy orgy 13. Gays and the press 14. Westminster barbarism 15. Gays and Marxism 16. A conversation about rock, politics and gays 17. Gramsci-the-goalie Index

About the author

Edited by Simon Shepherd and Mick Wallis.

Summary

First published in 1989, Coming on Strong addresses itself to anyone, whatever their sexuality, who wants to know why gay men have become one of those most controversial minorities in 1980s Britain.

Product details

• Authors: Simon Wallis Shepherd
• Assisted by: Simon Shepherd (Editor), Shepherd Simon (Editor), Mick Wallis (Editor), Wallis Mick (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.03.2024
• EAN: 9781032741765
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3274176-5
• No. of pages: 318
• Series: Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, Cultural Studies, HISTORY / General, HISTORY / Modern / General, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Essays, Social and cultural history, Gender studies, gender groups, Gay & Lesbian studies, History and Archaeology, LGBTQ+ Studies / topics, gay politics;gay men;gay culture;homosexual law;LGBT;queer