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The Global Encyclopedia of Lesbian; Gay; Bisexual; Transgender; and Queer (LGBTQ) History is the product of two years of focused labor by hundreds of researchers and editors. The ambitious three-volume set; composed of nearly 450 commissioned articles and sidebars; reflects how the field of LGBTQ st...

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Main Author: Devilles, Gary C
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Published: Archīum Ateneo 2019
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Online Access:https://archium.ateneo.edu/filipino-faculty-pubs/23
https://blog.gale.com/a-landmark-synthesis-of-global-queer-history/?utm_source=prnewswire&%3butm_medium=pr&.
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spelling ph-ateneo-arc.filipino-faculty-pubs-10222020-05-20T07:33:35Z Bakla Devilles, Gary C The Global Encyclopedia of Lesbian; Gay; Bisexual; Transgender; and Queer (LGBTQ) History is the product of two years of focused labor by hundreds of researchers and editors. The ambitious three-volume set; composed of nearly 450 commissioned articles and sidebars; reflects how the field of LGBTQ studies has engaged with social campaigns for equality; freedom; justice and liberation worldwide since the 1970s.That queer experience can be located across diverse regional; national and global contexts and at different points in time is perhaps the most ordinary feature of human existence. The editorial board was thus tasked with adding intellectual rigor; political color; cultural vibrancy and social relevance to this seemingly mundane observation. Initially conceived as a global companion to Scribner___s Encyclopedia of Lesbian; Gay; Bisexual; and Transgender History in America (2004); the Global Encyclopedia of LGBTQ History quickly became a different kind of intellectual pursuit. While interest in the historical experience of gender and sexual minorities remains the same; the question of how to translate that impetus into a reference guide meaningful on a planetary scale necessitated a rethinking of the key terms captured in the new title. In this rethinking; the conceptual polarity between rigidity and elasticity marks a recurring theme in the way that the editors maneuvered the interest of the different stakeholders for whom LGBTQ historical knowledge matters most. 2019-01-01T08:00:00Z text https://archium.ateneo.edu/filipino-faculty-pubs/23 https://blog.gale.com/a-landmark-synthesis-of-global-queer-history/?utm_source=prnewswire&%3butm_medium=pr&. Filipino Faculty Publications Archīum Ateneo Queer Studies Film Studies Popular Cultural Studies South and Southeast Asian Languages and Societies
institution Ateneo De Manila University
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continent Asia
country Philippines
Philippines
content_provider Ateneo De Manila University Library
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topic Queer Studies
Film Studies
Popular Cultural Studies
South and Southeast Asian Languages and Societies
spellingShingle Queer Studies
Film Studies
Popular Cultural Studies
South and Southeast Asian Languages and Societies
Devilles, Gary C
Bakla
description The Global Encyclopedia of Lesbian; Gay; Bisexual; Transgender; and Queer (LGBTQ) History is the product of two years of focused labor by hundreds of researchers and editors. The ambitious three-volume set; composed of nearly 450 commissioned articles and sidebars; reflects how the field of LGBTQ studies has engaged with social campaigns for equality; freedom; justice and liberation worldwide since the 1970s.That queer experience can be located across diverse regional; national and global contexts and at different points in time is perhaps the most ordinary feature of human existence. The editorial board was thus tasked with adding intellectual rigor; political color; cultural vibrancy and social relevance to this seemingly mundane observation. Initially conceived as a global companion to Scribner___s Encyclopedia of Lesbian; Gay; Bisexual; and Transgender History in America (2004); the Global Encyclopedia of LGBTQ History quickly became a different kind of intellectual pursuit. While interest in the historical experience of gender and sexual minorities remains the same; the question of how to translate that impetus into a reference guide meaningful on a planetary scale necessitated a rethinking of the key terms captured in the new title. In this rethinking; the conceptual polarity between rigidity and elasticity marks a recurring theme in the way that the editors maneuvered the interest of the different stakeholders for whom LGBTQ historical knowledge matters most.
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