A Passion to Preserve Gay Men as Keepers of Culture

• Tác giả: Will Fellows
• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• ISBN-13: 978-0299196844
• ISBN-13: 978-0299196899
• ISBN: OLOP9368
• Thông tin xuất bản: Madison The University of Wisconsin Press 2005
• Bộ sưu tập: Tài liệu truy cập mở
• ID: 374689
• Chủ đề: 1. Architecture; 2. Cultural studies; 3. Gay and lesbian studies; 4. History; 5. Gender studies, gender groups

Tóm tắt

From large cities to rural communities, gay men have long been impassioned pioneers as keepers of culture: rescuing and restoring decrepit buildings, revitalizing blighted neighborhoods, saving artifacts and documents of historical significance. This penchant to preserve, though widely observed, is typically ignored or dismissed as a stereotypical gay cliché, even by many gay men themselves. A Passion to Preserve explores this authentic and complex dimension of gay men's lives by profiling early and contemporary preservationists from throughout the United States. This eye-opening and provocative book illuminates neglected facets of what it means to be gay and highlights contributions to the larger culture that gays are exceptionally inclined to make.