Confessions of a Jewish Wagnerite: Being Gay and Jewish in America (Cassell Lesbian & Gay Studies)
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| Rating | : | 4.62 (861 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0304331147 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 352 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
His is the story of confronting the hatred that can result from constant exposure to the hatred of others. Through examining relationships with other gay men, he argues that anti-Semitism, racism and misogyny are often proportional to the internalization of homophobia.. To understand the fear that the disease had touched, the author faces the reality that his own life had been dominated by internalized anti-Semitism. The book is set against the backdrop of AIDS, when every sexually-active gay man is forced to confront his own mortality. It probes the interconnectedness of gay, Jewish and musical subcultures. This is a series of autobiographical essays which provide critical commentary on leading figures, personalities, events and issues in the worlds of identity politics, AIDS and the arts in post-World War II America
Petronius said Gay history written by Important figure. The author is a major figure in gay history, especially for New York. In various chapters on different topics, we learn his autobiography, and the great struggles he endured with his self-realization of being gay, as well as dealing with some discrimination also for being Jewish. Top it all off with the fact that he was a self-described "opera queen" and had been somewhat of a Wagner specialist until analysis and counseling led him to conclude how this love of Wagner was related to self-loathing for being Jewish and gay. I was surprised at this at first, but gradually be