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Queer Visibilities: Space, Identity and Interaction in Cape Town
Andrew Tucker
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Description for Queer Visibilities: Space, Identity and Interaction in Cape Town
Paperback. The ending of apartheid in South Africa in 1994 ushered in the dawn of a new era. Virtually overnight, a visionary new constitution prohibiting discrimination based on race, gender, and sexual orientation ensured true equality for all. Series: RGS-IBG Book Series. Num Pages: 258 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1HFM; JFSK2; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 362.
Combining current theory and original fieldwork, Queer Visibilities explores the gap between liberal South African law and the reality for groups of queer men living in Cape Town.
- Explores the interface between queer sexuality, race, and urban space to show links between groups of queer men
- Focuses on three main 'population groups' in Cape Town—white, coloured, and black Africans
- Discusses how HIV remains a key issue for queer men in South Africa
- Utilizes new research data—the first comprehensive cross-community study of queer identities in South Africa
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
Series
RGS-IBG Book Series
Number of Pages
258
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781405183024
SKU
V9781405183024
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
About Andrew Tucker
Andrew Tucker lectures at the Department of Geography, University of Cambridge. He earned his PhD from the department and has also held an Economic and Social Research Council of the UK Postdoctoral Research Fellowship there. He has spent several extended periods of time in South Africa for research.
Reviews for Queer Visibilities: Space, Identity and Interaction in Cape Town
"This attention to the materiality of the city, as well as the relational complexities of historical and contemporary interactions between queer men from different racialised backgrounds is one of the major strengths of this book. Queer Visibilities offers valuable lessons for sexual geographers and urban geographers alike and deserves to be widely read." (Area, 2011) "Tucker successfully resists closing ... Read more