Bisexual Perspectives on the Life and Work of Alfred C. Kinsey

ISBN 10: 0415871751 / ISBN 13: 9780415871754

Published by Routledge, 2009

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Bisexual Perspectives on the Life and Work of Alfred C. Kinsey
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415871751
• ISBN 13: 9780415871754
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

The books commonly known as the Kinsey Report were Dr Alfred C. Kinsey's monumental scientific publishing achievement in 1948, often compared to the atomic bomb for its impact on the American public. On the sexagennial anniversary of the publication of Sexual Behavior in the Human Male, this book focuses on Alfred C. Kinsey's work and life. Sixteen chapters consider the Kinsey legacy, tracing the development of modern American bisexuality, and posing an intriguing and illuminating look at many aspects of bisexuality in Kinsey's life as depicted and lived in popular biographical culture and media.
Contributors to this stellar collection of outstanding writing include a surviving member of Kinsey's original research team, Dr Paul H. Gebhard, PhD, as well as leading names in the fields of sex research, GLBTIQA activism, and bisexual writing.
This book was copublished as a special issue of the Journal of Bisexuality and was a Finalist for the 2008 Lambda Literary Award for Excellence in Bisexual Literature.

About the Author

Ron Jackson Suresha is a former board member of the Bisexual Resource Center in Boston, Massachusetts, and was recently named to the editorial board of the academic quarterly, Journal of Bisexuality, now published by Taylor & Francis. Suresha presented on this topic, Kinsey Zero through Sixty, at the 2008 University of Rhode Island - Kingston Symposium on GLBTQ (gay lesbian bisexual transgender and queer) issues. He has also authored or edited seven other books, including the groundbreaking non-fiction work, Bears on Bears: Interviews & Discussions, and the anthology Bi Men: Coming Out, a 2006 Lambda Literary Award finalist. Suresha lives in eastern coastal Connecticut with his husband.