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Why I Hate Abercrombie and Fitch: Essays on Race and Sexuality
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| Why I Hate Abercrombie and Fitch: Essays on Race and Sexuality |
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| Author |
Dwight A. McBride |
| Country |
United States |
| Language |
English |
| Subject(s) |
gay and black feminist and queer cultural commentary on race and sexuality |
| Publisher |
NYU Press |
| Publication date |
2005 |
| Media type |
Print (Hardcover) |
| Pages |
267 |
| ISBN |
0814756867, 9780814756867 |
Why I Hate Abercrombie and Fitch: Essays on Race and Sexuality is a book regarding ethno-relational mores in contemporary gay African America with a nod to black, feminist and queer cultural contexts "dedicated to integrating sexuality and race into black and queer studies."1 It is written by Dwight A. McBride, the new dean of the University of Illinois at Chicago’s College of Arts and Sciences. The book is published by New York University Press and used in Queer Studies234 as well as related college courses in universities567 McBride was a guest speaker at several universities speaking about the essay's subjects of race and sexuality in America.8910 The collection of essays "offering contemporary cultural criticism" was a 2006 Lambda Literary Award and 2006 Hurston-Wright Legacy Award nominee11 as well as the Passing The Torch winner from the New York University Press.12
The book is divided into three main sections: "Queer Black Thought," "Race and Sexuality on Occasion" and "Straight Black Talk" all exploring facets of the intersections of race, sexuality, class and gender issues. The often personal essays speak to the "ghettoization of black men in gay male porn"13 to broader subjects including the book's namesake Abercrombie & Fitch and how the clothing retailer influences the gay African-American male. McBride has been recognized as a specialist in bridging LGBT and racial issues illuminating both.14
Selected reviews
- Bradway, Tyler. College Literature, Fall 2006, Vol. 33 Issue 4, pgs. 223-225.
- Hancock, Joseph. Journal of Popular Culture, Jun 2006, Vol. 39 Issue 3, pgs. 503-504.
- Muñoz, José and Pellegrini, Ann. Sexual Cultures: New Directions, 2007, Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies15
- Polk, Khary. Women's Studies Quarterly, Spring/Summer 2007, Vol. 35, Issue 1/2, pgs. 310-314.16
- Walcott, Rinaldo. GLQ: A Journal of Lesbian & Gay Studies, 2006, Vol. 12 Issue 3, pg. 510.
References
- ^ Bradway, Tyler (September 22, 2006). "Why I Hate Abercrombie and Fitch: Essays on Race and Sexuality.(Book review)". West Chester University. Retrieved on 2007-08-15.
- ^ Currah, Professor P. (May 3, 2006). "Introduction to LBGTQ Studies". Brooklyn College. Retrieved on 2007-08-15.
- ^ Banks, Dr. Ingrid (Fall 2005). "Gender and Sexuality, BLST 133". University of California, Santa Barbara. Retrieved on 2007-08-15.
- ^ Gutierrez, Javier (Fall 2006). "Gay, Lesbian, and Transgender People in Literature and Film". Hamline University. Retrieved on 2007-08-15.
- ^ Raimondo, Dr. Meredith (Spring 2007). "Oberlin College, Dr. Meredith Raimondo, CAST 412". Oberlin College. Retrieved on 2007-08-15.
- ^ Balay, Professor Anne (Spring 2007). "Gender, Sexuality, and Literature, English 117". University of Illinois at Chicago. Retrieved on 2007-08-15.
- ^ Woo, Deborah (Spring 2006). "CMMU STU 156 Corporate Culture, Structure, and Race". UC Santa Cruz. Retrieved on 2007-08-15.
- ^ "2005-2006 Speakers Series: Department of Comparative Ethnic Studies". Washington State University (February 6, 2006). Retrieved on 2007-08-15.
- ^ ""Race, Faith, and Sexuality" co-presented by Program in Africana Studies and the Department of Religious Studies". University of Miami Department of English (February 6, 2006). Retrieved on 2007-08-15.
- ^ "Rethinking Secularism in an Age of Belief". The Illinois Program for Research in the Humanities and the Unit for Criticism and Interpretive Theory (2005). Retrieved on 2007-08-15.
- ^ Tanner, R. Michael (2007). "Search – Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences". University of Illinois Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs. Retrieved on 2007-08-15.
- ^ "Passing The Torch". City University of New York The Graduate Center (2007). Retrieved on 2007-08-15.
- ^ Johnson,, Ramone (2007). "Top 10 Gay Books You Should Already Own (Non Fiction)". About.com: Gay Life. Retrieved on 2007-08-15.
- ^ Davis, Andrew (July 18, 2007). "Dwight McBride: Dean and Heard". Windy City Times. Retrieved on 2007-08-15.
- ^ Muñoz, José; Ann Pellegrini (2007). "Sexual Cultures: New Directions from the Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies". City University of New York Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies. Retrieved on 2007-08-15.
- ^ Polk, Khary (Spring/Summer 2007). "The Sexual Body, Volume 35 Numbers 1&2: Book Reviews". City University of New York. Retrieved on 2007-08-15.
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