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How do white queer people portray our own whiteness? Can we, in the stories we tell about ourselves, face the uncomfortable fact that, while queer, we might still be racist? If we cannot, what does that say about us as potential allies in intersectional struggles? A careful analysis of Dykes To Watc...
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oapen-20.500.12657-483392022-01-25T10:58:41Z Good White Queers? Linke, Kai Comics Racism Whiteness Queer Theory Sexuality Gender Media Comic Gender Studies Cultural Studies bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JF Society & culture: general::JFS Social groups::JFSK Gay & Lesbian studies bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JF Society & culture: general::JFS Social groups::JFSL Ethnic studies bic Book Industry Communication::A The arts::AK Industrial / commercial art & design::AKL Illustration & commercial art::AKLC Comic book & cartoon art bic Book Industry Communication::F Fiction & related items::FY Fiction: special features::FYB Short stories How do white queer people portray our own whiteness? Can we, in the stories we tell about ourselves, face the uncomfortable fact that, while queer, we might still be racist? If we cannot, what does that say about us as potential allies in intersectional struggles? A careful analysis of Dykes To Watch Out For and Stuck Rubber Baby by queer comic icons Alison Bechdel and Howard Cruse traces the intersections of queerness and racism in the neglected medium of queer comics, while a close reading of Jaime Cortez's striking graphic novel Sexile/Sexilio offers glimpses of the complexities and difficult truths that lie beyond the limits of the white queer imaginary. 2021-04-22T15:02:49Z 2021-04-22T15:02:49Z 2021 book ONIX_20210422_9783839449172_46 9783839449172 9783837649178 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/48339 eng Queer Studies application/pdf Attribution 4.0 International 9783839449172.pdf transcript Verlag transcript Verlag 10.14361/9783839449172 10.14361/9783839449172 b30a6210-768f-42e6-bb84-0e6306590b5c 9783839449172 9783837649178 transcript Verlag 23 332 Bielefeld open access |
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How do white queer people portray our own whiteness? Can we, in the stories we tell about ourselves, face the uncomfortable fact that, while queer, we might still be racist? If we cannot, what does that say about us as potential allies in intersectional struggles? A careful analysis of Dykes To Watch Out For and Stuck Rubber Baby by queer comic icons Alison Bechdel and Howard Cruse traces the intersections of queerness and racism in the neglected medium of queer comics, while a close reading of Jaime Cortez's striking graphic novel Sexile/Sexilio offers glimpses of the complexities and difficult truths that lie beyond the limits of the white queer imaginary. |
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