Belgium was the second country in the world to introduce same-sex marriage. It has an elaborate legal system for protecting the rights of lesbian, gay, bi- and transsexual individuals in general and queer asylum seekers in particular. At the same time, since 2015 the country has become known as the »jihadi centre of Europe« and criticized for its »homonationalism« where ... Weiterlesen

John Mercer: Gay Pornography

Representations of Sexuality and Masculinity. UK 2017, 256 pp., brochure, € 49.95
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Gay pornography, online and onscreen, is a controversial and significantly under-researched area of cultural production. The book explores the iconography, themes and ideals that the genre presents. Indeed, gay pornography cannot be regarded as one-dimensional it offers its audience a vision of plural masculinities that are more nuanced and ambiguous than they might seem. Mercer examines how the internet has ... Weiterlesen

Stephen Bourne: Fighting Proud

The Untold Story of Gay Men Who Served in Two World Wars. UK 2017, 224 pp. illutrated, hardback, € 39.95
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In this history of wartime Britain, the author unearths the stories of the gay men who served in the armed forces and at home, and brings to light the contribution they made to the war effort. The book weaves together the lives of these men, from RAF hero Ian Gleed - a Flying Ace - to the infantry officers serving ... Weiterlesen

Jemimah Steinfeld: Little Emperors and Material Girls

Sex and Youth in Modern China. UK 2015, 256 pp., brochure, € 19.99
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Behind the headlines a once-in-a-generation sexual and cultural revolution is taking place in the bars, cafes and streets of China's mega-cities. The author meets the young people behind the world's fastest-moving nation to unveil their attitudes towards love, life and sexuality. Young Chinese have new words to describe the world they live in: »little emperors« - bossy and selfish single ... Weiterlesen

John Hopkins: The Tangier Diaries

UK 2015, 256 pp., brochure, € 19.99
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This portrait of Tangier takes you on a wild ride with Allen Ginsberg, William S. Burroughs and Paul Bowles through the world's most exotic literary scene. Tangier in the 1960s and 1970s was a fabled place. This edge city, the »Interzone«, became muse and escapist's dream for artists, writers, millionaires and socialites (many of them, gay or bisexual). There, they ... Weiterlesen

Frances Partridge: Love in Bloomsbury

UK/USA 2014, 240 pp. with b/w photographs, brochure, € 19.95
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The Bloomsbury Group was as well known for its love affairs as for the work that was produced by its members. Of all the romantic entanglements, the love quadrangle between Frances Partridge, her husband Ralph Partridge, his first wife, Dora, and Lytton Strachey was one of the most notorious (Frances loved Ralph, who loved Dora, who loved Lytton, who loved ... Weiterlesen

Josh Shoemake: Tangier

A Literary Guide for Travellers. UK/USA 2013, 286 pp. illustrated, hardbound, € 29.95
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An edge city, overlooking both the Mediterranean and the Atlantic, Tangier is more than a destination, it is an escape, and the »Interzone«, as William Burroughs called it, has attracted spies, outlaws, outcasts and writers for centuries - men and women working out at the edge of literary forms, breaking through artistic borders. This outlaw originality is what most astonishes ... Weiterlesen

Tamar Jeffers McDonald: Doris Day Confidential

Hollywood, Sex, and Stardom. UK/USA 2013, 262 pp., brochure, € 21.95
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Doris Day was a major star during the 1950s and 1960s. Even now many years after her final film and years since her last regular TV appearances, the star's name retains currency: she is often invoked as shorthand for a kind of sexuality now felt outmoded, with virginity firmly maintained until marriage. Although this assumption is widespread, close attention to ... Weiterlesen

Brigid Cherry (ed.): True Blood

Investigating Vampires and Southern Gothic. UK 2012, 213 pp., brochure, € 19.95
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Vampires have never been as popular or as cool as they are today and as seen in HBO's »True Blood« they have never been more edgy, gory or sexy. Arriving on screen in 2008, Alan Ball's adaptation of »The Southern Vampire Mysteries« by Charlaine Harris has exploited the creative freedoms of the HBO brand and captured a cult audience with ... Weiterlesen

Brooke Holmes: Gender

Antiquity and Its Legacy. UK/USA 2012, 213 pp., brochure, € 37.95
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Gender has now become a pervasive topic in the humanities and social sciences. Yet despite the popularity of gender studies both inside and outside the academy, some have argued that the radical debates which first characterised gender studies have lost their critical edge. The author rescues ancient ideas about sex and gender with an eye towards reinvigorating contemporary debate. She ... Weiterlesen

Samuel A. Chambers: The Queer Politics of Television

UK 2009, 256 pp., brochure, € 27.95
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This book brings together the fields of political theory and television studies. In one of the first books to do so, Samuel A. Chambers exposes and explores the cultural politics of television by treating television shows - including »Six Feet Under«, »Buffy«, »Desperate Housewives«, »The L Word«, and »Big Love« - as serious, important texts and reading them in detail ... Weiterlesen