James Baldwin: Von einem Sohn dieses Landes

Dt. v. Miriam Mandelkow. D 2024, 240 S., Pb, € 14.40
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DTV
Als wäre es eine Nachricht von heute: Nachdem ein weißer Polizist einen Schwarzen erschossen hat, kommt es in Harlem 1943 zu Ausschreitungen. Inmitten der Unruhen trägt der 19-jährige James Baldwin seinen Vater zu Grabe. Das Verhältnis der beiden war zerrüttet wie das Land, das Baldwin bald Richtung Frankreich verlassen wird. Erst aus der Distanz vermag er sich seinem Vater und ... Weiterlesen

Matt Baume: Hi Honey, I'm Homo!

Sitcoms, Specials, and the Queering of American Culture. USA 2023, 288 pp., brochure, € 29.95
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BenBella Books
Behind the scenes of the most popular sitcoms of the 20th century, a revolution was brewing. For decades, amidst the bright lights, studio-audience laughs, and absurdly large apartment sets, the real-life story of American LGBTQ+ liberation unfolded in plain sight in front of millions of viewers, most of whom were laughing too hard to mind. From flamboyant relatives on »Bewitched« ... Weiterlesen

Alexandra Parsons: Luminous Presence

Derek Jarman's Life-Writing. UK 2023, 280 pp., brochure, € 49.95
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Manchester University Press
Luminous Derek Jarman's life-writing is the first book to analyse the prolific writing of queer icon Derek Jarman. Although he is well known for his avant-garde filmmaking, his garden, and his AIDS activism, he is also the author of over a dozen books, many of which are autobiographical. Much of Jarman's exploration of post-war queer identity and imaginative response to ... Weiterlesen

Stuart Linden Rhodes: Out and About with Linden

A Queer Archive of the North. UK 2023, 144 pp., colour, b/w, brochure, € 35.95
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Pariah
»Out and About with Linden« is a selected archival work capturing the 1990s LGBTQ+ club and pub scene across the north of England, from Birmingham to Newcastle. Celebratory in tone, it encapsulates a peoples defiant in the face of the AIDS crises and discriminatory laws. Featuring a foreword by Harry Clayton-Wright, with contributions from Boy George, Paul O'Grady, Julian Clary, ... Weiterlesen

Manuel Betancourt: The Male Gazed: On Hunks, Heartthrobs, and What Pop Culture Taught Me About (Desiring) Men

USA 2023, 208 pp., pb., € 24.95
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Catapult
Featuring deep dives into thirst traps, drag queens, Antonio Banderas, and telenovelas - all in the service of helping us reframe how we talk about (desiring) men - this insightful memoir-in-essays is as much a coming of age as a coming out book. Manuel Betancourt has long lustfully coveted masculinity - in part because he so lacked it. As a ... Weiterlesen

Emily Garside: Gay Aliens and Queer Folk

How Russell T. Davies Changed TV. UK 2023, 256 pp., hardbound, € 39.95
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University of Wales Press
The television writing of Russell T Davies defies easy categorisation, ranging from children's programmes, across Shakespeare, historical drama and comedy, to the landmark series that have made him a household name: »Queer As Folk«, »Doctor Who« and »It's a Sin«. »Gay Aliens and Queer Folk« takes a deep dive into the queer narratives Russell T Davies has brought to TV ... Weiterlesen

Kyle Turner: The Queer Film Guide

100 Great Movies That Tell LGBTQIA+ Stories. UK 2023, 208 pp., hardbound, € 29.95
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Smith Street Books
Beginning with early trailblazers like »Different from the Others«, Kyle Turner has selected 100 of cinema's greatest queer films to guide you through the eras. From Hitchcock's »Rope and cult classic »The Rocky Horror Picture Show« through the New Queer Cinema movement of the 90s to the present day, where LGBTQIA+ narratives have increasingly made their way into the mainstream ... Weiterlesen

Jill Nalder: Love From The Pink Palace

UK 2023, 300 pp., brochure, € 17.95
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Wildfire
When Jill Nalder arrived at drama school in London in the early 1980s, she was ready for her life to begin. With her band of best friends - of which many were young, talented gay men with big dreams of their own - she grabbed London by the partying with drag queens at the Royal Vauxhall Tavern, hosting cabarets at ... Weiterlesen

Marc Landry / Dirk Rupnow (eds.): COVID-19 and Pandemics in Austrian History

Ö 2023, English text, 330 pp. illustrated, brochure, € 39.90
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Studien Verlag
In early 2020, the emergence of COVID-19 shook the globe. Quickly the world began to search history for lessons from past pandemics, and to compare the experience of COVID in different countries. This volume is a part of these efforts, dedicated to exploring aspects of the history of epidemic disease in Austria, as well as the peculiarities of the Austrian ... Weiterlesen

Patrick Stewart: Making It So

UK 2023, 480 pp., color, brochure, € 33.99
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Simon and Schuster
The long-awaited memoir from iconic, beloved actor and living legend Sir Patrick Stewart. From his acclaimed stage triumphs to his legendary onscreen work, Sir Patrick Stewart has captivated audiences around the world and across multiple generations in a career spanning six decades with his indelible command of stage and screen. No other British working actor enjoys such career variety, ... Weiterlesen

Paul Baker: Camp!

The Story of the Attitude that Conquered the World. UK 2023, 306 pp., pb., € 19.95
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Footnote Press
Camp has been an inescapable part of popular culture for at least the last 150 years. Famously unrestrained and ever evolving, it has not only captured the cultural imagination, but also played an important role as a form of protest and resistance. Paul Baker takes us through camp's rebellious and revolutionary past with warmth, humour and sensitivity, starting with the ... Weiterlesen

Hans Scheugl: Von fremden Vätern

Ö 2023, 315 S., Broschur, € 28.00
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Klever
Der Autor und Filmemacher Hans Scheugl behauptet, älter zu sein als die Stadt, in der er geboren wurde, weil er während des Krieges zur Welt kam und Wien erst 1945 zu leben anfing. Diese kühne Feststellung hat insofern eine Berechtigung, als er durch diesen Zeitvorsprung das Nachkriegs-Wien achtzig Jahre später aus der Erinnerung zurückholen und aufschreiben konnte, wie die Stadt ... Weiterlesen

Darryl W. Bullock: Queer Blues: The Hidden Figures of Early Blues Music

UK 2023, 350 pp., hardbound, € 34.95
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Omnibus Press
From the very beginning, the blues has had a close connection with the LGBTQ community. There is a long and decorated history of so-called 'dirty blues' songs, stretching back beyond the earliest attempts to capture the blues on record. The 1920s and 30s saw the release of dozens of raunchy, bawdy blues recordings aimed at a knowing LGBTQ audience. Queer ... Weiterlesen

Darryl W. Bullock: The Velvet Mafia

The Gay Men Who Ran The Swinging Sixties. UK 2023, 348 pp., hardbound, € 34.95
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Omnibus Press
Concentrating on the friendship between impresario Larry Parnes, Beatles manager Brian Epstein, and showbiz solicitor David Jacobs, the book details how they shaped the Swinging 60s, along with their associates including songwriter Lionel Bart (author of the hit musical Oliver! ), record producer Joe Meek, Sir Joseph Lockwood (the head of EMI), Vicki Wickham (manager of Dusty Springfield and assistant ... Weiterlesen

Janin Afken / Liesa Hellmann (Hg.): Queere jüdische Gedichte und Geschichten in homosexuellen Zeitschriften zwischen 1900 und 1932

D 2023, 208 S., Broschur, € 25.60
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Hentrich u. Hentrich
In der Kaiserzeit und Weimarer Republik entstand die erste queere Subkultur der Welt und mit ihr eine diverse Zeitschriftenkultur, die eine nie dagewesene Fülle an queerer Literatur hervorbrachte. Jüdische Aktivistinnen und Aktivisten, Autorinnen und Autoren, Ärztinnen und Ärzte prägten die homosexuelle Emanzipationsbewegung maßgeblich. Doch in den queeren Zeitschriften sind direkte Bezüge zu jüdisch-queerem Leben auffallend selten. Stets von Zensur bedroht, ... Weiterlesen