Racialized Politics of Desire in Personal Ads

Herausgeber: Goggin, Maureen Daly; Lester, Neal A.

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Produktbeschreibung

The essays in Racialized Politics of Desire in Personal Ads explore complex intersections among the social categories of race, gender and sexuality within personal ads, revealing a dynamic tapestry of power relations and hierarchies. The ephemeral nature of personal ads, their anonymity, the space limitations, and the linguistic encoding characteristic of the genre make it an interesting and important opportunity to witness the performative nature of identity politics.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 220
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Dezember 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 517g
• ISBN-13: 9780739122075
• ISBN-10: 073912207X
• Artikelnr.: 23451297

Autorenporträt

Maureen Daly Goggin is professor of rhetoric and Neal A. Lester is professor of English, both at Arizona State University.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 Introduction. Trapped in Lines and Language:
Distorted Selves in Personal Ads Chapter 3 Chapter 1. "EXTRA! EXTRA! Read
all about it!" Constructions of Heterosexual Black Male Identities in the
Personals Chapter 4 Chapter 2. In Living Color: Politics of Desire in
Heterosexual Interracial Black/White Personal Ads Chapter 5 Chapter 3.
Black Gay Men Seeking Black Gay Men: Cultural and Historical Implications
Chapter 6 Chapter 4. Personal Ads and the Intersection of Race and Same-Sex
Male Attraction Chapter 7 Chapter 5. SBF Seeks Miss Afrekete: Authentic
Lesbians and Same-Sex Desire in the Personals Chapter 8 Chapter 6. Ethnic
Chasers, Auntie Toms, and E(gal)itarians: Black Females Seeking and Being
Sought by White Females Chapter 9 Chapter 7. "The 21st Century Option to
Meet and Socialize": Discursive Conventions of Black Heterosexual Male
Identities in Match.com Chapter 10 Chapter 8. Afterword