Book contents
- The Cambridge History of Queer American Literature
- The Cambridge History of Queer American Literature
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I Synchronic Histories of American Sexuality
- Part II Diachronic Histories of American Sexuality
- Queer Genre
- 17 Queer Historical Poetics and Queer Formalism
- 18 Queer Mythology in American Poetry, 1855–1913
- 19 Funny Emotions
- 20 Queer American Poetry Now
- 21 Queer American Drama
- 22 The Gay Genre
- 23 The Oneiric Golden Age of Gay and Lesbian Pulp
- 24 Queering Desire in American Science Fiction
- 25 Queering Comics Histories
- 26 LGBT Bestsellers
- 27 History Touches Us Everywhere
- Race and the Politics of Queer and Trans Representation
- Space and the Regional Imaginary of Queer Literature
- Part III Queer Methods
- Index
25 - Queering Comics Histories
from Queer Genre
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 17 May 2024
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Book contents
- The Cambridge History of Queer American Literature
- The Cambridge History of Queer American Literature
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I Synchronic Histories of American Sexuality
- Part II Diachronic Histories of American Sexuality
- Queer Genre
- 17 Queer Historical Poetics and Queer Formalism
- 18 Queer Mythology in American Poetry, 1855–1913
- 19 Funny Emotions
- 20 Queer American Poetry Now
- 21 Queer American Drama
- 22 The Gay Genre
- 23 The Oneiric Golden Age of Gay and Lesbian Pulp
- 24 Queering Desire in American Science Fiction
- 25 Queering Comics Histories
- 26 LGBT Bestsellers
- 27 History Touches Us Everywhere
- Race and the Politics of Queer and Trans Representation
- Space and the Regional Imaginary of Queer Literature
- Part III Queer Methods
- Index
Summary
Comics that represent nonheteronormative sexualities and diverse genders make up part but not the whole of the vital history of queerness in the medium. The emergence and uptake of comics in feminist and LGBTQA spaces tell important, divergent stories about the politics of cultural production and interpretation. A queer account of comics history recalls the development of the medium as a staging ground for fantasies and for challenges to prevailing mores; controversies over the availability of sexually provocative material in print and digital formats; the changing significance of longstanding icons amid generational shifts in youth cultures.
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- The Cambridge History of Queer American Literature , pp. 440 - 454Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024