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| Edition: | 1 |
| Place and year of publication: | Warszawa 2024 |
| ISBN/ISSN: | 978-83-235-6471-3 |
| EAN: | 9788323564713 |
| Number of page: | 354 |
| Binding: | Miękka ze skrzydełkami |
| Format: | 17x24 cm |
| Weight: | 0 |
Queer: Sexual Citizenship and the Archive
Histories of homosexual identity in Poland and other countries of the Eastern Bloc usually begin in late 1980s, with the emergence of first periodicals aimed at nonheteronormative readers and (informal) organizations fighting for their rights. The authors of this book look at what was before that – studying everyday life, expert discourses, literature, art and social networks, and comparing the situation in Poland with examples from both sides of the Iron Curtain. In their search for signs of emancipation of LGBTQ+ people and for mechanisms standing in its way they are aided by the concept of sexual citizenship, based on a broad definition of citizenship as a sense of belonging in terms of culture and identity along with the enjoyment of full rights.
Keywords: homosexuality, history of the People’s Republic of Poland, oral history, sexual citizenship, sexology and sexual education, lesbian and gay (in)visibility
Histories of homosexual identity in Poland and other countries of the Eastern Bloc usually begin in late 1980s, with the emergence of first periodicals aimed at nonheteronormative readers and (informal) organizations fighting for their rights. The authors of this book look at what was before that – studying everyday life, expert discourses, literature, art and social networks, and comparing the situation in Poland with examples from both sides of the Iron Curtain. In their search for signs of emancipation of LGBTQ+ people and for mechanisms standing in its way they are aided by the concept of sexual citizenship, based on a broad definition of citizenship as a sense of belonging in terms of culture and identity along with the enjoyment of full rights.
Keywords: homosexuality, history of the People’s Republic of Poland, oral history, sexual citizenship, sexology and sexual education, lesbian and gay (in)visibility
