A sea of stories : the shaping power of narrative in gay and lesbian cultures : a festschrift for John P. De Cecco

Take a look at how narrative has shaped gay and lesbian culture A Sea of Stories: The Shaping Power of Narrative in Gay and Lesbian Cultures: A Festschrift for John P. De Cecco is an unforgettable collection of personal narratives that explores the historical, psychological, and sociological contexts of homosexuality in locations ranging from Nazi Germany to Colorado. Some of the prominent authors in this collection include David Bergman, Louis Crew, Diana Hume George, and Ruth Vanita. Scholars in gay and lesbian studies, political movements, cultural studies, and narratology, and anyone interested in gay history will want to explore these intriguing narratives on topics such as sex and sin in the South, selling gay literature before Stonewall, growing up gay in India, and the story of an interracial male couple facing homophobic ignorance in a small town. A Sea of Stories also contains creative fiction and nonfiction love stories, war stories, oral stories, and bibliographies, and a beautiful post-Stonewell and post-modern narrative set on a South African seascape that tells the story of two professional men and the possibility of a kiss. For a complete list of contents, please visit our Web site at www.haworthpressinc.com. This book offers you a variety of narratives that cover a wide range, including: memoirs of gay Holocaust survivors and the emergence of the first lesbian and gay book club in its wake homophobia in the workplace and the use of coming-out stories to enhance workplace diversity the establishment of a gay/straight alliance in a Salt Lake City high school that is heavily dominated by Mormons gay literary heritage that examines the works of Langston Hughes as well as Martin Duberman, Paul Monette, and Edmund White in relation to the lesbian 70s creative nonfiction about a woman's love for another woman, her lifelong friend Provincetown's remarkable community response to the AIDS epidemic A collection of chapters written by the colleagues and former students of John P. De Cecco, pioneering editor of the Journal of Homosexuality, A Sea of Stories takes its title from a phrase Dr. De Cecco used in his keynote address to the “History and Memory” conference at Allegheny College in 1997. This conference sparked the idea for this collection of essays that examine the homosexual experience through historical, psychological, and sociological viewpoints and homosexuality in literature. These courageous stories will assist readers to know themselves more deeply, to identify wih others, and to interpret gay and lesbian experiences in different narrative forms. Front Cover 1 A Sea of Stories 3 Copyright Page 4 Contents 5 About the Editor 9 Contributors 10 Introduction: A Festschrift for John P. De Cecco: Sonya L. Jones 14 Apologia Pro Gay and Lesbian Studies: My "History and Memory" As Allegheny Student and Editor of the Journal of Homosexuality: John P. De Cecco 23 Section I: Strictly statistic? The social science narratives 37 Chapter 1. The Historical Evolution of Our Stories: The Persecution of Homosexuals During the Third Reich: J. Scott Van Der Meid 38 The Weimar Republic 42 Legislation Under the National Socialists 43 Persecution 44 Life in the Concentration Camps 46 Life After 1945 48 Chapter 2. Selling Gay Literature Before Stonewall: David Bergman 54 Chapter 3. Workplace Narratives: Using Coming-Out Stories to Enhance Workplace Diversity: Alan L. Ellis 64 The Development of Attitudes Regarding Sexuality 65 Attitude Change and the Role of Contact 66 The Use of Narrative As a Form of "Indirect Contact" 68 The Power of Narrative As a Catalyst for Change 69 Using Narrative in the Workplace 70 The Bottom Line: Coming Out, Productivity, and Job Satisfaction 71 To Tell or Not to Tell One's Story 72 The Current Literature on Workplace Issues 74 Chapter 4. Queer Youth: Old Stories, New Stories: Glenda M. Russell, Janis S. Bohan and David Lilly 79 The Context 80 The Study, The Story 81 Queer Narratives: The Stories Youth Live 82 Conclusion 100 Section II: The Big Tease—sexuality and Textuality 103 Chapter 5. "Melodramatic Maybe, It Seems to Me Now": Langston Hughes and the Underwritten Self: Laura Quinn 104 Chapter 6. In the Body's Ghetto: Walter Holland 117 Becoming Men: Gay Male Memoir and Autobiography from the 1940s Onward 118 Un-Becoming Men: The Postmodern Burlesque and Satire 126 The Many Kinds of Open: Six Lesbian Voices from the American 1970s 131 Chapter 7. Embracing the Past by Retelling the Stories: Ruth Vanita 147 Growing Up Gay in India 147 "I'm an Excellent Animal": Cows, Motherhood, and Love Between Women 151 Section III: Creative Nonfiction—Love Stories, War Stories, Oral Stories, and Bibliographies 172 Chapter 8. Telling Lives: A Community Responds to AIDS: Jeanne Braham and Pamela Peterson 173 Chapter 9. Two Grooms: Revisited, Celebrated,and Remembered: Louie Crew, Reverend Canon Elizabeth Kaeton and Maxine Turner 189 Fort Valley, Georgia, 1976 189 After the Honeymoon 190 Two Grooms, Continued: The Renewal of Vows—February 2, 1999 197 The Love That Need Not Speak Its Name: Sex and Sin in the South 200 Chapter 10. "I Would Prefer Not To"—Loving Karen: Diana Hume George 205 Chapter 11. A Professional Queer Remembers: Bibliography, Narrative, and the Saving Power of Memory: Raymond-Jean Frontain 222 Prelude One (Fall 1978) 222 Prelude Two (Winter 1975) 223 Prelude Three (Summer 1996) 225 Memory As Survival 228 Narrative As Redemption 232 Bibliography As Narrative 236 Conclusion: Branches from a Green Tree 238 Section IV: Post-Stonewall and Postmodern—The "Real" Storytellers 244 Chapter 12. A Kiss in the Cane: Robert J. Balfour 245 Index 254 Introduction: A Festschrift For John P. De Cecco / Sonya L. Jones -- Apologia Pro Gay And Lesbian Studies: My History And Memory As Allegheny Student And Editor Of The Journal Of Homosexuality / John P. De Cecco -- Ch. 1. Historical Evolution Of Our Stories: The Persecution Of Homosexuals During The Third Reich / J. Scott Van Der Meid -- Weimar Republic -- Legislation Under The National Socialists -- Persecution -- Life In The Concentration Camps -- Life After 1945 -- Ch. 2. Selling Gay Literature Before Stonewall / David Bergman -- Ch. 3. Workplace Narratives: Using Coming-out Stories To Enhance Workplace Diversity / Alan L. Ellis -- Development Of Attitudes Regarding Sexuality -- Attitude Change And The Role Of Contact -- Use Of Narrative As A Form Of Indirect Contact -- Power Of Narrative As A Catalyst For Change -- Using Narrative In The Workplace -- Bottom Line: Coming Out, Productivity, And Job Satisfaction -- Tell Or Not To Tell One's Story -- Current Literature On Workplace Issues -- Ch. 4. Queer Youth: Old Stories, New Stories / Glenda M. Russell, Janis S. Bohan And David Lilly -- Context -- Study, The Story -- Queer Narratives: The Stories Youth Live -- Ch. 5. Melodramatic Maybe, It Seems To Me Now: Langston Hughes And The Underwritten Self / Laura Quinn -- Ch. 6. In The Body's Ghetto / Walter Holland -- Becoming Men: Gay Male Memoir And Autobiography From The 1940s Onward -- Un-becoming Men: The Postmodern Burlesque And Satire -- Many Kinds Of Open: Six Lesbian Voices From The American 1970s -- Ch. 7. Embracing The Past By Retelling The Stories / Ruth Vanita -- Growing Up Gay In India -- I'm An Excellent Animal: Cows, Motherhood, And Love Between Women -- Ch. 8. Telling Lives: A Community Responds To Aids / Jeanne Braham And Pamela Peterson -- Ch. 9. Two Grooms: Revisited, Celebrated, And Remembered / Louie Crew, Reverend Canon Elizabeth Kaeton And Maxine Turner -- Fort Valley, Georgia, 1976 -- After The Honeymoon -- Two Grooms, Continued: The Renewal Of Vows -- February 2, 1999 -- Love That Need Not Speak Its Name: Sex And Sin In The South -- Ch. 10. I Would Prefer Not To -- Loving Karen / Diana Hume George -- Ch. 11. Professional Queer Remembers: Bibliography, Narrative, And The Saving Power Of Memory / Raymond-jean Frontain -- Prelude One (fall 1978) -- Prelude Two (winter 1975) -- Prelude Three (summer 1996) -- Memory As Survival -- Narrative As Redemption -- Bibliography As Narrative -- Conclusion: Branches From A Green Tree -- Ch. 12. Kiss In The Cane / Robert J. Balfour. Sonya L. Jones, Editor. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Take a look at how narrative has shaped gay and lesbian cultureA Sea of The Shaping Power of Narrative in Gay and Lesbian A Festschrift for John P. De Cecco is an unforgettable collection of personal narratives that explores the historical, psychological, and sociological contexts of homosexuality in locations ranging from Nazi Germany to Colorado. Some of the prominent authors in this collection include David Bergman, Louis Crew, Diana Hume George, and Ruth Vanita. Scholars in gay and lesbian studies, political movements, cultural studies, and narratology, and anyone interested in gay history will want to explore these intriguing narratives on topics such as sex and sin in the South, selling gay literature before Stonewall, growing up gay in India, and the story of an interracial male couple facing homophobic ignorance in a small town.A Sea of Stories also contains creative fiction and nonfiction love stories, war stories, oral stories, and bibliographies, and a beautiful post-Stonewell and post-modern narrative set on a South African seascape that tells the story of two professional men and the possibility of a kiss. For a complete list of contents, please visit our Web site at (http://www.haworthpressinc.com.This) www.haworthpressinc.com.This book offers you a variety of narratives that cover a wide range, A Sea of Stories is a collection of personal narratives that explores homosexuality in U.S. history and how this shaped literature. Some of the story topics you will explore include sex and sin in the South, selling gay literature before Stonewall, stories of queer youth, growing up gay in India, two grooms, and much more. The initial idea for this collection of essays emerged in April 1997, when forty-three scholars from Cambridge, Massachusetts, to the central coast of California converged at Allegheny College for a conference titled "History and Memory: Gay and Lesbian Literature Since World War II."