{"product_id":"margaret-mead-made-me-gay-9780822326120","title":"Margaret Mead Made Me Gay","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn autobiography of cultural anthropologist Esther Newton, a pioneer in gay and lesbian studies. Chronicling the development of her ideas from the excitement of early feminism in the 1960s to friendly critiques of queer theory in the 1990s, it is suitable for those interested in the birth and growth of gay and lesbian studies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Esther Newton is, quite simply, a pioneering figure in researching contemporary queer populations, as well as one of the most important voices in post WWII anthropology. We are very fortunate to finally have her essays assembled into an accessible collection. This anthology is an indispensable resource for anyone interested in late twentieth-century anthropology, feminism, gay and lesbian studies, gender and sexuality, and the social science of everyday life.”—Gayle Rubin\u003cbr\u003e“Esther Newton’s work . . . has changed anthropology, feminist studies, and queer studies in remarkable ways. . . . Newton’s methodological innovation has less to do with crafting new empirical tools and more to do with a creative and inspired mode of listening and participating in the cultures she studies.”—from the Foreword by Judith Halberstam\u003cbr\u003e“I was looking for any way out, some Mad Hatter to lead me down a rabbit hole into a world where I didn't have to carry a clutch purse and want to be dominated by some guy with a crew cut and no neck...So that when I read \u003ci\u003eComing of Age in Samoa,\u003c\/i\u003e my senior year in college, I was, to put it mildly, receptive.\"”—from the Introduction by Esther Newton\u003cbr\u003e“This is a wonderful collection. Newton is a powerful intellectual whose reflections on her own work not only illuminate her life but also the relation between the academy and the social movements of the last thirty years.”—Elizabeth L. Kennedy, author of \u003ci\u003eBoots of Leather, Slippers of Gold: The History of a Lesbian Community\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[\u003ci\u003eMargaret Mead Made Me Gay\u003c\/i\u003e] is honest, moving on the personal level and provocative on the academic level.” -- Toni McNaron * Women's Review of Books *\u003cbr\u003e“[A] collection of highly readable, aways provocative essays.” -- Michael Schwartz * Gay \u0026amp; Lesbian Review *\u003cbr\u003e“[G]roundbreaking. . . . Newton has contributed a brilliant collection that will enrich and promote the field of gender studies.” -- B. Medicine * Choice *\u003cbr\u003e“This butch can write! Ranging from the witty and playful to the most seriously analytical, her prose is always precise, rich, felicitous, never marred by postmodern neologisms or other jargon. . . . Not only anthropologists, but historians, sociologists, and psychologists, all thos who value gay studies, will find much to delight and to ponder in this stimulating volume.” -- Jeffrey M. Dickemann * CLGH Newsletter *\u003cbr\u003e“This collection of essays by cultural anthropologist Esther Newton can be considered an intellectual autobiography. . . . Always thought provoking and interesting, Newton never descends into the dryness of academic writing like many others, which makes it accessible to everyone.” * Lambda Book Report *\u003cbr\u003e“A welcome collection of Esther Newton’s research and personal essays . . . . This volume is both provocative and accessible enough to be used successfully in undergraduate courses on field methods, women’s movements, and gay and lesbian studies. It may also be a stimulating resource in a graduate course on professional socialization in anthropology or sociology. This book can serve as a compelling example of the epistemological complexities of feminist memoir projects. . . . Overall this book will be of benefit to anyone who is interested in queer and\/or feminist ethnography . . . .” -- Jane Ward * Gender \u0026amp; Society *\u003cbr\u003e“This collection—an intellectual genealogy of Newton’s work from the last 30 years—reveals the prescience and durability of her earliest writings. . . . Her newer pieces prove just as stimulating and vital.” * Publishers Weekly *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForeword: The Butch Anthropologist Out in the Field \/ Judith Halberstam ix\u003cbr\u003e Foreword: On Being Different: An Appreciation \/ William L. Leap xix\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments xxiii\u003cbr\u003e Introduction 1\u003cbr\u003e Part I: Drag and Camp \u003cbr\u003e From the Appendix to \u003ci\u003eMother Camp\u003c\/i\u003e, Field Methods (1972) 11\u003cbr\u003e Role Models (1972) 14\u003cbr\u003e Preface to the Phoenix Edition of \u003ci\u003eMother Camp\u003c\/i\u003e (1979) 30\u003cbr\u003e Theater: Gay Anti-Church—More Notes on Camp (1992\/1999) 34\u003cbr\u003e Dick(less) Tracy and the Homecoming Queen: Lesbian Power and Representation in Gay Male Cherry Grove (1996) 63\u003cbr\u003e Part II: Lesbian-Feminism \u003cbr\u003e High School Crack-up (1973) 93\u003cbr\u003e Marginal Woman\/Marginal Academic (1973) 103\u003cbr\u003e The Personal is Political: Consciousness Raising and Personal Change in the Women's Liberation Movement (Shirley Walton, 1971) 113\u003cbr\u003e Excerpt from \u003ci\u003eWomanfriends (\u003c\/i\u003ewith Shirley Walton, 1976) 142\u003cbr\u003e Will the Real Lesbian Community Please Stand Up? (1982\/1998) 155\u003cbr\u003e Part III: Butch \u003cbr\u003e The Misunderstanding: Toward a More Precise Sexual Vocabulary (with Shirley Walton\u003ci\u003e,\u003c\/i\u003e 1984) 167\u003cbr\u003e The Mythic Mannish Lesbian: Radclyffe Hall and the New Woman(1984) 176\u003cbr\u003e Beyond Freud, Ken, and Barbie (1986) 189\u003cbr\u003e My Butch Career: A Memoir (1996) 195\u003cbr\u003e Part IV: Queer Anthropology \u003cbr\u003e DMS: The Outsider's Insider (1995) 215\u003cbr\u003e Too Queer for College: Notes on Homophobia (1987) 219\u003cbr\u003e An Open Letter to \"Manda Cesara\" (1980) 225\u003cbr\u003e Of Yams, Grinders, and Gays: The Anthropology of Homosexuality (1988) 229\u003cbr\u003e Lesbian and Gay Issues in Anthropology: Some Remarks to the Chairs of Anthropology Departments (1993) 238\u003cbr\u003e My Best Informant’s Dress: The Erotic Equation in Fieldwork (1992) 243\u003cbr\u003e Notes 259\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography 293\u003cbr\u003e Index 311","brand":"Duke University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406026514775,"sku":"9780822326120","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/margaret-mead-made-me-gay-9780822326120","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}