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Sexual Discretion: Black Masculinity and the Politics of Passing (Emersion: Emergent Village resources for communities of faith) - Tapa blanda

McCune Jr., Jeffrey Q.

 
9780226096537: Sexual Discretion: Black Masculinity and the Politics of Passing (Emersion: Emergent Village resources for communities of faith)
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ISBN 10: 022609653X ISBN 13: 9780226096537
Editorial: University of Chicago Press, 2014

Sinopsis

African American men who have sex with men while maintaining a heterosexual lifestyle in public are attracting increasing interest from both the general media and scholars. Commonly referred to as “down-low” or “DL” men, many continue to have relationships with girlfriends and wives who remain unaware of their same-sex desires, and in much of the media, DL men have been portrayed as carriers of HIV who spread the virus to black women. Sexual Discretion explores the DL phenomenon, offering refreshingly innovative analysis of the significance of media, space, and ideals of black masculinity in understanding down low communities.

In Sexual Discretion, Jeffrey Q. McCune Jr. provides the first in-depth examination of how the social expectations of black masculinity intersect and complicate expressions of same-sex affection and desire. Within these underground DL communities, men aren’t as highly policed—and thus are able to maintain their public roles as “properly masculine.” McCune draws from sources that range from R&B singer R. Kelly’s epic hip-hopera series Trapped in the Closet to Oprah's high-profile exposé on DL subculture; and from E. Lynn Harris’s contemporary sexual passing novels to McCune’s own interviews and ethnography in nightclubs and online chat rooms. Sexual Discretion details the causes, pressures, and negotiations driving men who rarely disclose their intimate secrets.

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Jeffrey Q. McCune Jr. is associate professor in women, gender, and sexuality studies and the Department of Performing Arts at Washington University in St. Louis.

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Editorial
University of Chicago Press
Año de publicación
2014
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ISBN 10 
022609653X
ISBN 13 
9780226096537
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Número de páginas
218
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