Good White Queers? ? Racism and Whiteness in Queer U.S. Comics (Queer Studies)

Linke, Kai

ISBN 10: 3837649172 / ISBN 13: 9783837649178

Published by transcript publishing, 2021

About this Item

pp. 330.

Seller Inventory # 379869255

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Good White Queers? ? Racism and Whiteness in Queer U.S. Comics (Queer Studies)
• Publisher: transcript publishing
• Publication Date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3837649172
• ISBN 13: 9783837649178
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

About this title

Synopsis

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.

About the Author

Kai Linke, born in 1981, works as an educator in Berlin. He received his PhD in American studies from Humboldt University in Berlin. His work focuses on queer and trans issues, racism, and whiteness.