- Paperback: 672 pages
- Publisher: Columbia University Press (April 1999)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0231104472
- ISBN-13: 978-0231104470
- Product Dimensions: 2.5 x 1.8 x 0.4 cm
- Shipping Weight: 1.2 Kg
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,933,501 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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From Publishers Weekly
Gross, a University of Pennsylvania media professor, and the late Woods, a CUNY-Staten Island professor of media studies, have compiled a formidable and mostly somber collection of book excerpts and articles that address many aspects of gay life. Even though all of these articles have appeared elsewhere, it is useful to have them united in the present book. Topics addressed include religion, medicine, politics (conservative and liberal), education, media, same-sex marriage, AIDS and gay minorities. The writers range from outspoken outing advocate Michelangelo Signorile to Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger, who reaffirms Catholic doctrine on homosexuality. In a book as vast as this, the quality of writing is bound to be spotty. There are some boilerplate exercises, such as John D'Emilio's Marxist positing that "two aspects of capitalism?wage labor and commodity production?created the social conditions that made possible the emergence of a distinctive gay and lesbian identity." The best contributions are those that break free of simplistic ideological categories. Flora Rheta Schreiber's moving "I Was Raising a Homosexual Child" and David Ehrenstein's "More than Friends" combine good thinking with understanding.
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Library Journal
Though the title seems specific, the content of this book is not. With a wide array of topics and points of view, from history to communications studies, and types of materials, from popular and belletristic to academic, this may well be a breakthrough collection for general readers. Each section is divided into subsections with introductions by the editors, both communications professors, to set the appropriate context. Sections deal with broad topics, such as the media or community tactics, while subsections treat more specific points of view. Because the book includes selections about current issues like marriage and cyberspace, it is also a good snapshot of the state of gay and lesbian life today. Recommended for all collections with gay and lesbian readers as well as research communities with interest in the field.?David S. Azzolina, Univ. of Pennsylvania Libs., Philadelphia
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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A great boom, Feb 8 2008
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This review is from: The Columbia Reader on Lesbians & Gay Men in Media, Society, and Politics (Paperback)
I need the book for a human diversity class and i was very pleased with the book. it came in perfect condition which was great. the only thing is the book took a little longer to arrive then i thought. but i would recommend woodys book to purchase books.
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