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Good White Queers? Racism and Whiteness in Queer U.S. Comics
[phd thesis]
Abstract How do white queer people portray our own whiteness? Can we, in the stories we tell about ourselves, face the uncomfortable fact that, while queer, we might still be racist? If we cannot, what does that say about us as potential allies in intersectional struggles? A careful analysis of Dykes To Watc... view more
How do white queer people portray our own whiteness? Can we, in the stories we tell about ourselves, face the uncomfortable fact that, while queer, we might still be racist? If we cannot, what does that say about us as potential allies in intersectional struggles? A careful analysis of Dykes To Watch Out For and Stuck Rubber Baby by queer comic icons Alison Bechdel and Howard Cruse traces the intersections of queerness and racism in the neglected medium of queer comics, while a close reading of Jaime Cortez's striking graphic novel Sexile/Sexilio offers glimpses of the complexities and difficult truths that lie beyond the limits of the white queer imaginary.... view less
Keywords
intersectionality; people of color; self-image; sexuality; Caucasian; representation; United States of America; sexism; gender; identity; stereotype; queer studies; comics; racism
Classification
Women's Studies, Feminist Studies, Gender Studies
Social Problems
Free Keywords
Cultural Studies; Gender Studies; Media; Queer Theory; Whiteness
Document language
English
Publication Year
2021
Publisher
transcript Verlag
City
Bielefeld
Page/Pages
329 p.
Series
Queer Studies, 23
DOI
https://doi.org/10.14361/9783839449172
ISBN
978-3-8394-4917-2
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed