{"product_id":"queer-in-russia-a-story-of-sex-self-and-the-other-9780822323464","title":"Queer in Russia: A Story of Sex, Self, and the Other","description":"In \u003ci\u003eQueer in Russia\u003c\/i\u003e Laurie Essig examines the formation of gay identity and community in the former Soviet Union. As a sociological fieldworker, she began her research during the late 1980s, before any kind of a public queer identity existed in that country. After a decade of conducting interviews, as well as observing and analyzing plays, books, pop music, and graffiti, Essig presents the first sustained study of how and why there was no Soviet gay community or even gay identity before \u003ci\u003eperestroika\u003c\/i\u003e and the degree to which this situation has-or has not-changed.\u003cbr\u003eWhile male homosexual acts were criminalized in Russia before 1993, women attracted to women were policed by the medical community, who saw them less as criminals than as diseased persons potentially cured by drug therapy or transsexual surgery. After describing accounts of pre-\u003ci\u003eperestroika\u003c\/i\u003e persecution, Essig examines the more recent state of sexual identities in Russia. Although the fall of communism brought new freedom to Russian queers, there are still no signs of a mass movement forming around the issue, and few identify themselves as lesbians or gay men, even when they are involved in same-sex relations. Essig does reveal, however, vibrant manifestations of gay life found at the local level-in restaurants, discos, clubs, and cruising strips, in newspapers, journals, literature, and the theater. Concluding with a powerful exploration of the surprising affinities between some of Russia's most prominent nationalists and its queers, \u003ci\u003eQueer in Russia\u003c\/i\u003e fills a gap in both Russian and cultural studies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Laurie Essig\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Duke University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/15\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 274\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.99lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 5.88w x 0.78d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780822323464\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/17\/1999 pg. 67\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIngram Advance\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/1999 pg. 121\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLaurie Essig has taught sociology at Columbia University and Trinity College in Connecticut. She is a columnist for \u003ci\u003eNew York Blade\u003c\/i\u003e and Chicago's \u003ci\u003eOutline\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Duke University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40198556778611,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":28.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_9b99f50d-4264-47a2-9012-15117d0c3db5.jpg?v=1656078672","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/queer-in-russia-a-story-of-sex-self-and-the-other-9780822323464","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}