Vulnerable constitutions queerness, disability, and the remaking of American manhood / Cynthia Barounis.
| Author/creator | Barounis, Cynthia, 1981- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2019. |
| Description | 1 online resource. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction: Bodies that Leak: American Masculinity and Anti-Prophylactic Citizenship -- "An Inherent Weakness of the Constitution": Jack London's Revolting Men -- "Love or Eugenics?": Faulkner and Fitzgerald's Crip Children -- "Not the Usual Pattern": James Baldwin and the DSM -- Post-AIDS Permeability: Samuel Delany and Anti-Prophylaxis -- Prescribing Pleasure: Asexuality, Debility, and Trans Memoir -- Epilogue: Against Queer Resilience. |
| Abstract | "This work revisits canonical works of American literature, as well as more recent works, in order to argue that while we tend to understand queerness and disability as posing a crisis to masculinity, for many writers, these categories serve as vital resources for thinking through and constructing American masculinity" -- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Source of description | Description based on print version record; title from PDF title page, viewed (06/10/2020). |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Barounis, Cynthia, 1981- author. Vulnerable constitutions Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2019 9781439915066 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2018059192 |
| ISBN | 9781439915080 (e-book) |
| ISBN | (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | (pbk. : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |