Queering the Color Line: Race and the Invention of Homosexuality in American Culture

Analysing a range of sources, including sexology texts, early cinema, and African American literature, the author argues that the emerging understanding of homosexuality depended on the context of the black/white "colour line," the dominant system of racial distinction during the late nineteenth century.

• | By (Author): Siobhan B. Somerville
• | Publisher: Duke University Press
• | Publication Date: Jan 13, 2000
• | Country of Publication: United States
• | Number of Pages: 272 pages
• | Language: Unknown
• | Binding: Paperback|Softback
• | ISBN-10: 0822324431
• | ISBN-13: 9780822324430