Main entry:

Betsky, Aaron, author.

Title & Author:

Queer space : architecture and same-sex desire / Aaron Betsky.

Edition:

First edition.

Publication:

New York : William Morrow and Company, Inc., [1997]

Description:

vii, 231 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Notes:
The Cushing Library/Women & Gender Studies copy was acquired as part of The Don Kelly Research Collection of Gay Literature and Culture.
TXA
Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-215) and index.
Some queer constructs -- Closet cases and mirror worlds -- Aesthetic escapades and escapes -- Queering modernism -- From cruising to community -- The void and other queer spaces.
Dust jacket.

Summary:

Betsky asserts that gay men and women have always been at the forefront of architectural innovation - reclaiming abandoned neighborhoods, redefining urban spaces, and creating liberating interiors out of hostile environments. These "queer spaces" reflect the experiences of homosexuals in a straight culture. Often forced to hide their true nature, gay men and women have turned inward, playing with the norms of interior space and creating environments of stagecraft and celebration where they can define themselves without fear. Their experiments point the way to an architecture that can free us all from the imprisoning structures and spaces of the modern city.

Resources:
Table of contents

ISBN:

0688143016 (alk. paper)
9780688143015 (alk. paper)

Subject:

Homosexuality and architecture.
Homosexualité et architecture.
Architektur
Homosexualität
Bouwkunst.
Homoseksualiteit.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 129636
Call No.: ID NA2543.H65.B4; ID:97-B1929
Status: Available