Vincent Stephens
Biographic Data
| ID | 1602875 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Vincent Stephens |
| GIVEN NAMES | Vincent |
| FAMILY NAME | Stephens |
| SIGNATURE | STEPHENS V |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Odd Family Out
What Child Is This
What Child Is This?: Closely Reading Collectivity and Queer Childrearing in Lackawanna Blues and Noah’s Arc Vincent Stephens (bio) Collectivity is a deeply embedded strategy in African American culture that has historically functioned as a response to challenging social and economic conditions. From the mid- to late twentieth century and beyond, African American “families of choice”—intimate associations of biological and nonblood relatives cohab…
Shaking the Closet
In 1982 Johnny Mathis inadvertently revealed his homosexuality during what he thought was an off-the-record interview. The notion that Mathis was sexually "closeted" is insufficient for understanding his career. Mathis, who debuted in 1956, authored a sexually elusive persona that relied strategically on a non-threatening sexual image to curb the "threat" he posed to white audiences. He also conveyed an ambiguous sexual romanticism with room for …
Crooning on the Fault Lines
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Pop goes the rapper
This article argues that controversial hip-hopper Eminem is more properly termed a genderphobe than a homophobe. Eminem consistently uses homophobic language to critique gender behaviour, not sexual orientation. Focusing on genderphobic lyrics more accurately reveals hip-hop culture's emphasis on gender behaviour rather than the emphasis on sexual object-choice that homophobia implies. The focus on genderphobia also highlights a discriminatory pr…
Audio reviews
Salamander Crossing. Bottleneck Dreams. Signature Sounds SIG 1244. PO Box 106, Whately, MA01093. Todd Rundgren. With a Twist. Guardian Records 7243 8 59866 2 8. 810 Seventh Ave., New York, NY 10019. Golden Smog. Weird Tales. Rykodisc RCD‐10446. 27 Congress St., Salem, MA 01970. Jules Shear. Between Us. High Street/Windham Hill 72902–10352–2. Whitney Houston. My Love Is Your Love. Arista 07822–19037–2. Babyface. The Day. Epic EK67923. The King. Gr…
Pop goes the rapper
This article argues that controversial hip-hopper Eminem is more properly termed a genderphobe than a homophobe. Eminem consistently uses homophobic language to critique gender behaviour, not sexual orientation. Focusing on genderphobic lyrics more accurately reveals hip-hop culture's emphasis on gender behaviour rather than the emphasis on sexual object-choice that homophobia implies. The focus on genderphobia also highlights a discriminatory pr…
Shaking the Closet
In 1982 Johnny Mathis inadvertently revealed his homosexuality during what he thought was an off-the-record interview. The notion that Mathis was sexually "closeted" is insufficient for understanding his career. Mathis, who debuted in 1956, authored a sexually elusive persona that relied strategically on a non-threatening sexual image to curb the "threat" he posed to white audiences. He also conveyed an ambiguous sexual romanticism with room for …
Odd Family Out
What Child Is This
What Child Is This?: Closely Reading Collectivity and Queer Childrearing in Lackawanna Blues and Noah’s Arc Vincent Stephens (bio) Collectivity is a deeply embedded strategy in African American culture that has historically functioned as a response to challenging social and economic conditions. From the mid- to late twentieth century and beyond, African American “families of choice”—intimate associations of biological and nonblood relatives cohab…
Audio reviews
Salamander Crossing. Bottleneck Dreams. Signature Sounds SIG 1244. PO Box 106, Whately, MA01093. Todd Rundgren. With a Twist. Guardian Records 7243 8 59866 2 8. 810 Seventh Ave., New York, NY 10019. Golden Smog. Weird Tales. Rykodisc RCD‐10446. 27 Congress St., Salem, MA 01970. Jules Shear. Between Us. High Street/Windham Hill 72902–10352–2. Whitney Houston. My Love Is Your Love. Arista 07822–19037–2. Babyface. The Day. Epic EK67923. The King. Gr…
Pop goes the rapper
This article argues that controversial hip-hopper Eminem is more properly termed a genderphobe than a homophobe. Eminem consistently uses homophobic language to critique gender behaviour, not sexual orientation. Focusing on genderphobic lyrics more accurately reveals hip-hop culture's emphasis on gender behaviour rather than the emphasis on sexual object-choice that homophobia implies. The focus on genderphobia also highlights a discriminatory pr…
Crooning on the Fault Lines
This DOI is not currently attached to any metadata records. DOIs can’t actually ever be deleted (they’re persistent), but sometimes our members create DOIs in error. We do have a process to approximate deletion which we follow only in rare cases where the DOI has been genuinely created in error, and most crucially, if the DOI has never been published anywhere online or in print and never otherwise distributed to or communicated with anyone (autho…
Shaking the Closet
In 1982 Johnny Mathis inadvertently revealed his homosexuality during what he thought was an off-the-record interview. The notion that Mathis was sexually "closeted" is insufficient for understanding his career. Mathis, who debuted in 1956, authored a sexually elusive persona that relied strategically on a non-threatening sexual image to curb the "threat" he posed to white audiences. He also conveyed an ambiguous sexual romanticism with room for …
What Child Is This
What Child Is This?: Closely Reading Collectivity and Queer Childrearing in Lackawanna Blues and Noah’s Arc Vincent Stephens (bio) Collectivity is a deeply embedded strategy in African American culture that has historically functioned as a response to challenging social and economic conditions. From the mid- to late twentieth century and beyond, African American “families of choice”—intimate associations of biological and nonblood relatives cohab…
Odd Family Out
Art (4 works) · Gender Studies (4 works) · Music History and Culture (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Gender, Feminism, and Media (3 works) · History (3 works) · Literature (3 works) · Aesthetics (2 works) · Art history (2 works)