Examining the intersections of race, culture, gender, and sexuality,
Multicultural Queer: Australian Narratives explores the lives of
non-Anglo homosexuals in Australia and the difficulties they encounter
establishing themselves in gay and lesbian communities. Through
academic analyses, creative genres, and personal narratives, this book
describes how lesbians and gay men of ethnic minorities negotiate
their sexuality amidst dual cultural forces. Multicultural Queer will
help you learn about and understand the challenges that gay and
lesbian ethnic minorities face within a Western culture.Discussing the
experiences of individuals who have double or triple minority
statuses--as gay people, as members of ethnic minorities, and/or as
women--this book investigates racial stereotypes and the Australian
gay “ideal.” From Multicultural Queer, you will learn why many gay
men of Asian ancestry feel sexually unattractive, develop certain
habits to make themselves more acceptable to peers, and how they
struggle to make sense of negative social experiences. Multicultural
Queer contains research and first-hand accounts that give you insight
into current efforts to explain and combat the exclusion of
minorities, such as: the relationship between race and sexuality
issues related to self-esteem of gay Asian men as determined by their
identification with Asian and/or gay communities common cinematic
tropes and theoretical discourses used to depict and define Asians as
mostly heterosexual or sexually deviant because of their ethnicity how
anti-Semitism and racism are reflected in lesbian communities and how
they relate to issues of privilege, invisibility, and exclusion
dilemmas, concerns, and strategies for integrating multiculturalism
and multisexuality in educational institutions to combat homophobia
Providing a background on immigration to Australia, multiculturism
policies, and general facts about the country, Multicultural Queer
offers you a complete look at the diversity of Australian society.
This insight will help you understand the feelings, stereotypes, and
attitudes toward ethnic and sexual minorities and how they deal with
their sexual and ethnic multiplicity.
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Australian Narratives
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781317957416
Publisert
2020
Utgave
1. utgave
Utgiver
Vendor
Routledge
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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