Sacha Coward: Queer as Folklore

Cover: 9781800183360 | Queer as Folklore | The Hidden Queer History of Myths and Monsters

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Beschreibung

"Leaving no headstone unturned, Sacha Coward will take you on a wild ride through the night from ancient Greece to the main stage of RuPaul's Drag Race, visiting cross-dressing pirates, radical fairies and the graves of the 'queerly departed' along the way. Queer communities have often sought refuge in the shadows, found kinship in the in-between and created safe spaces in underworlds; but these forgotten narratives tell stories of remarkable resilience that deserve to be heard. Join any Pride march and you are likely to see a glorious display of papier-mâché unicorn heads trailing sequins, drag queens wearing mermaid tails and more fairy wings than you can shake a trident at. But these are not just accessories: they are queer symbols with historic roots. To truly understand who queer people are today, we must confront the twisted tales of the past and Queer as Folklore is a celebration of queer history like you've never seen it before"--

Über den Autor

Sacha Coward is a researcher, historian and public speaker. He has worked in museums and heritage for fifteen years running tours focused on LGBTQ+ history for museums, cemeteries, archives and cities all around the world. Sacha has featured on a variety of television, radio and podcast shows and written articles on topics as varied as Turing's Law, the rainbow flag, Caravaggio's paintings and Viking burials. Queer as Folklore is Sacha's first book. He lives in Stroud.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword by Joanne Harris - xi

Author Notes: Mind Your She’s and Q’s - xiii

Introduction: Monsters in the Closet - xxi

PART 1: Queer Be Dragons (Magical creatures)

1. A Twist in the Tail - 3

2. Horn of Plenty - 27

3. Radical Faeries - 40

PART 2: Bad Blood (Cursed beings and shapeshifters)

4. Big Bad Wolves - 55

5. Children of the Night - 75

PART 3: Black Magick (The occult and supernatural)

6. Witch-hunts - 91

7. Demon Twinks - 114

8. Queerly Departed - 138

PART 4: The Expanded Universe (Contemporary folklore)

9. Loving the Alien 165

10 Rum, Bum and Concertina - 188

11. I’m Sorry, Dave - 207

12. Ex-Men - 226

PART 5: And They All Lived Happily Ever After . . .

13. Five Magic Beans - 257

Notes - 271

References - 285

Image Sources - 297

Acknowledgements - 301

Index - 303

Supporters - 313

A Note About the Author - 325

Note on the Type - 327

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2024
Genre:	Importe , Soziologie
Rubrik:	Wissenschaften
Medium:	Buch
Inhalt:	XXIV 328 S.
ISBN-13:	9781800183360
ISBN-10:	1800183364
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Gebunden
Autor:	Coward, Sacha
Hersteller:	Unbound
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Petersen Buchimport GmbH, Vertrieb, Weidestr. 122a, D-22083 Hamburg, gpsr@petersen-buchimport.com
Maße:	237 x 161 x 34 mm
Von/Mit:	Sacha Coward
Erscheinungsdatum:	05.11.2024
Gewicht:	0,674 kg

Artikel-ID: 128234696