How to be gay book

Halperin persuasively defuses charges of misogyny lobbed against gay male culture, but may alienate some by too narrowly defining his vision of what that culture should be. Sign Up. Stephen Greenblatt. The world acknowledges gay male culture as a fact but denies it as a truth.

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David Halperin, a pioneer of LGBTQ studies, dares to suggest that gayness is a specific way of being that gay men must learn from one another in order to become who they are. Open Ebook - pages - Paperback - pages - Share Posts Copy Link Print.

David Halperin, a pioneer of LGBTQ studies, dares to suggest that gayness is a specific way of being that gay men must learn from one another in order to become who they are. Nonetheless, this book should appeal to specialists and general readers alike with its academically rigorous but accessible argument.

She likens her framework for digital Continue reading ». Continue reading ». In “How to Be Gay,” David M. Halperin argues that when it comes to defining what it means to be a homosexual man, sex is overrated. “Provocatively argues that when it comes to defining what it means to be a homosexual man, sex is overrated Culture matters more [How To Be Gay] is never a bore.” —Dwight Garner, New York TimesNo one raises an eyebrow if you suggest that a guy who arranges his furniture just so, rolls his eyes in exaggerated disbelief, likes techno music or show tunes, and knows all of Bette Davis's.

Inspired by the notorious undergraduate course of the same title that Halperin taught at the University of Michigan, provoking cries of gay like me from both the right-wing media and the gay press, "How To Be Gay" traces gay.

How to Be Gay David M. Rather than the how-to guide his title suggests, Halperin Saint Foucaulta professor of the history and theory of sexuality at the University of Michigan—Ann Arbor, offers a response to the controversy surrounding a class he taught there in Identifying the source of the camp appeal exerted by these ostensibly serious films, Halperin asks why gay men continue to be drawn to coded representations of their experience.

As described by the author, ultimately the course "was designed to explore a basic paradox: How do you become who you are?.