Language Before Stonewall

Language, Sexuality, History
1. Auflage 2020
ISBN: 978-3-030-33518-2
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 424 Seiten, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm, Gewicht: 560 g

Reihe: Palgrave Studies in Language, Gender and Sexuality

This book explores the linguistic and social practices related to same-sex desires and identities that were widely attested in the USA during the years preceding the police raid on the Stonewall Inn in 1969. The author demonstrates that this language was not a unified or standardized code, but rather an aggregate of linguistic practices influenced by gender, racial, and class differences, urban/rural locations, age, erotic desires and pursuits, and similar social descriptors. Contrary to preconceptions, moreover, it circulated widely in both public and in private domains. This intriguing book will appeal to students and academics interested in the intersections of language, sexuality and history and queer historical linguistics.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Leap, William L.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Historische & Vergleichende Sprachwissenschaft, Sprachtypologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Amerikanische Geschichte Regionalgeschichte der USA: Einzelne Staaten, Städte
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Soziolinguistik
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies, Geschlechtersoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies: Homosexualität, LGBTQ+
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Dialektologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1: Introduction: A Not-So-Secret "Secret Code".- Chapter 2: Discretion.- Chapter 3: Surveillance.- Chapter 4: Learning a Language of Sexuality.- Chapter 5: Circulation, Accumulation and Superdiversity.- Chapter 6: Conclusions.

Über Autor(innen)

William L. Leap is Emeritus Professor of Anthropology at American University and Affiliate Professor in the Center for Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies at Florida Atlantic University, USA.