Queer Encounters with Communist Power
Download or Read eBook Queer Encounters with Communist Power PDF written by Věra Sokolová and published by Charles University in Prague, Karolinum Press. This book was released on 2021-12-01 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Věra Sokolová |
| Publisher | : Charles University in Prague, Karolinum Press |
| Total Pages | : 242 |
| Release | : 2021-12-01 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9788024642666 |
| ISBN-13 | : 8024642662 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (66 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Queer Encounters with Communist Power by : Věra Sokolová
Book excerpt: How did the Communist regime in Czechoslovakia approach non-heterosexuality? How did young girls and boys come to realize their queer desires and identities within a state known for repressing individuality? What did they do with that self-awareness—and later on, as adults, what strategies did they employ in their everyday dealings with a state that defined homosexuality as a medical diagnosis? Queer Encounters with Communist Power answers these questions as it interweaves groundbreaking queer oral history with meticulous archival research into the discourses on homosexuality and transsexuality in Czechoslovakia from 1948 to 1989.
