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Product Identifiers

PublisherMonash University Publishing

ISBN-101921867000

ISBN-139781921867002

eBay Product ID (ePID)110987823

Product Key Features

Number of Pages232 Pages

Publication NameOut Here : Gay and Lesbian Perspectives VI

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2011

SubjectLgbt Studies / General, Sociology / General, Social History, Lgbt Studies / Lesbian Studies

TypeTextbook

AuthorGraham Willett

Subject AreaSocial Science, History

SeriesGay and Lesbian Perspectives Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight13.5 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2011-486516

Dewey Edition23

ReviewsA wide-ranging set of original essays that makes an important contribution to gay and lesbian scholarship and Australian history in general. -- Robert Aldrich

Series Volume Number6

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal306.7660994

SynopsisFrom homosexual law reform to drag kings; from HIV/AIDS to lesbian artists; from old age to moviegoing - gay and lesbian life in Australia has always been a vibrant canvas. In this collection, the sixth in the Gay and Lesbian Perspectives series, established and newly emerging Australian historians cast an eye over the past hundred years or so. Drawing on sources as diverse as government records, police and court documents, archives and memoirs and oral histories from across the nation, they have unearthed stories that will surprise, delight, and inform. It will be of great interest to those working and studying in the fields of sexuality and gender studies, sociology, Australian history, politics and other social studies, as well as to those in the specific fields of HIV/AIDS, queer literature, violence in Australia, ageing, and media studies. These are histories that aren't taught at school - but should be!, From homosexual law reform to drag kings; from HIV/AIDS to lesbian artists; from old age to movie-going ...gay and lesbian life in Australia has always been a vibrant canvas. In this collection, the sixth in the Gay and Lesbian Perspectives series, established and newly emerging Australian historians cast an eye over the past hundred years or so. Drawing on sources a diverse as government records, police and court documents, archives and memoirs and oral histories from across the nation, they have unearthed stories that will surprise and delight and inform. These are histories that are not taught at school but should be!, From homosexual law reform to drag kings; from HIV/AIDS to lesbian artists; from old age to movie-going ... gay and lesbian life in Australia has always been a vibrant canvas. In this collection, the sixth in the Gay and Lesbian Perspectives series, established and newly emerging Australian historians cast an eye over the past hundred years or so., From homosexual law reform to drag kings; from HIV/AIDS to lesbian artists; from old age to movie-going - gay and lesbian life in Australia has always been a vibrant canvas. In this collection, established and newly emerging Australian historians cast an eye over the past hundred years or so. Drawing on sources as diverse as government records, police and court documents, archives, memoirs, and oral histories from across the nation, the contributors have unearthed stories that will surprise, delight, and inform. The book will be of great interest to those working and studying in the fields of sexuality and gender studies, sociology, Australian history, politics and other social studies, as well as those in the specific fields of HIV/AIDS, queer literature, violence in Australia, ageing, and media studies.

LC Classification NumberHQ76.25.O884 2015