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Backward Glances: Cruising the Queer Streets of New York and London: Cruising Queer Streets in London and New York
Mark Turner
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Description for Backward Glances: Cruising the Queer Streets of New York and London: Cruising Queer Streets in London and New York
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"Backward Glances" is an exploration of the history of male street cruising. Too often in discussions of urban space and interpretations of urban culture, streetwalking implies a rigid model for the way we inhabit the streets. Beginning with the simple premiss that we all walk the streets differently, Mark Turner suggests that male cruising operates through encounter and connection rather than alienation, and that it is the defining experience of what it means to be modern. "Backward Glances" is the first gay urban history of its kind, examining these issues across a range of cultural material, including novels, poems, pornography, ... Read more
"Backward Glances" is an exploration of the history of male street cruising. Too often in discussions of urban space and interpretations of urban culture, streetwalking implies a rigid model for the way we inhabit the streets. Beginning with the simple premiss that we all walk the streets differently, Mark Turner suggests that male cruising operates through encounter and connection rather than alienation, and that it is the defining experience of what it means to be modern. "Backward Glances" is the first gay urban history of its kind, examining these issues across a range of cultural material, including novels, poems, pornography, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Reaktion Books London
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781861891808
SKU
V9781861891808
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About Mark Turner
Mark Turner is Lecturer in English at King's College, University of London.
Reviews for Backward Glances: Cruising the Queer Streets of New York and London: Cruising Queer Streets in London and New York
... Backward Glances is worthy of our attention, providing considerable insight into a largely invisible - and certainly very lively - feature of the urban landscape. The Gay and Lesbian Review an intelligent take on cruising ... Turner suggests that male cruising operates through encounter and connection rather than alienation, and that this is the defining experience of modern life. ... Read more