"The "Funny Fairies from Downstairs
Queer Creativity in William Demby's Love Story Black
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5246189 |
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| Authors | Tyler T Schmidt (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 55 |
| Issue | 2-3 |
| Pages | 191-206 |
| Publication date | 2022-06-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | African American Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1062-4783 • E-ISSN: 1945-6182 |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1353/afa.2022.0022 |
| OpenAlex | W4313024941 |
| Language | EN |
Most critics of William Demby's Love Story Black have focused on its gender politics and satirical treatment of the Black Power movement. This essay focuses on the novel's under-examined references to homosexual identity and positions these "funny" figures within a broader queer discourse that reflects Demby's interests in artistic performances, racial-sexual trauma, and unconventional approaches to time
Aesthetics · Art · Creativity · Human sexuality · Literature · Love story · Politics · Queer · Sexual identity · Sociology · American and British Literature Analysis · Cinema and Media Studies · Gender Studies · Law · Music History and Culture · Psychology
| Highly cited | No |
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