ISBN:
9780226589961
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource
,
Illustrations (black and white).
Series Statement:
Chicago scholarship online
Keywords:
Hemphill, Essex
;
Dixon, Melvin
;
Homosexueller
;
Literatur
;
Einsamkeit
;
Hoffnungslosigkeit
;
Gewalt
;
African American gay men
;
African American gay men
;
American literature African American authors
;
New York, NY
;
Washington, DC
Abstract:
'Evidence of Being' opens on a grim scene: Washington DC's gay black community in the 1980s, ravaged by AIDS, the crack epidemic, and a series of unsolved murders, seemingly abandoned by the government and mainstream culture. Yet in this darkest of moments, a new vision of community and hope managed to emerge. Darius Bost's account of the media, poetry, and performance of this time and place reveals a stunning confluence of activism and the arts.
Note:
Previously issued in print: 2018
,
Includes bibliographical references and index
DOI:
10.7208/chicago/9780226589961.001.0001
URL:
http://chicago.universitypressscholarship.com/view/10.7208/chicago/9780226589961.001.0001/upso-9780226589794
URL:
https://doi.org/10.7208/chicago/9780226589961.001.0001
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