My Desire For History: Essays In Gay, Community, And Labor History Project Muse Upcc Books

This anthology pays tribute to Allan Bérubé (1946-2007), a self-taught historian and MacArthur Fellow who was a pioneer in the study of lesbian and gay history in the United States. Best known for his Lambda Literary Award-winning book Coming Out Under Fire: The History of Gay Men and Women in World War II (1990), Bérubé also wrote extensively on the history of sexual politics in San Francisco and on the relationship between sexuality, class, and race. John D'Emilio and Estelle Freedman, who were close colleagues and friends of Bérubé, have selected sixteen of his most important essays, including hard-to-access articles and unpublished writing. The book provides a retrospective on Bérubé's life and work while it documents the emergence of a grassroots lesbian and gay community history movement in the 1970s and 1980s. Taken together, the essays attest to the power of history to mobilize individuals and communities to create social change.--Publisher description Cover......Page 1 Contents......Page 8 Introduction: Allan Bérubé and the Power of Community History......Page 12 PART I: A Community Historian: Exploring Queer San Francisco......Page 50 1. Lesbian Masquerade......Page 52 2. Behind the Specter of San Francisco......Page 65 3. Don’t Save Us from Our Sexuality......Page 73 4. Resorts for Sex Perverts: A History of Gay Bathhouses......Page 78 PART II: A National Historian: Reexamining World War II......Page 94 5. Marching to a Different Drummer: Lesbian and Gay GIS in World War II......Page 96 6. Coming Out Under Fire......Page 111 7. Rediscovering Our Forgotten Past......Page 124 8. The Military and Lesbians during the McCarthy Years......Page 136 PART III: A Working-Class Intellectual: Personal Reflections on Identities......Page 156 9. Caught in the Storm: AIDS and the Meaning of Natural Disaster......Page 158 10. Intellectual Desire......Page 172 11. Sunset Trailer Park (with Florence Bérubé)......Page 193 12. How Gay Stays White and What Kind of White It Stays......Page 213 PART IV: A Labor Historian: Queering Work and Class......Page 242 13. Class Dismissed......Page 244 14. “Queer Work” and Labor History......Page 270 15. Trying to Remember......Page 281 16. No Race-Baiting, Red-Baiting, or Queer-Baiting! The Marine Cooks and Stewards Union from the Depression to the Cold War......Page 305 Acknowledgments......Page 332 B......Page 334 C......Page 336 G......Page 337 L......Page 338 M......Page 339 R......Page 340 S......Page 341 W......Page 342 Y......Page 343 This Anthology Pays Tribute To Allan Bérubé (1946-2007), A Self-taught Historian And Macarthur Fellow Who Was A Pioneer In The Study Of Lesbian And Gay History In The United States. Best Known For His Lambda Literary Award-winning Book Coming Out Under Fire: The History Of Gay Men And Women In World War Ii (1990), Bérubé Also Wrote Extensively On The History Of Sexual Politics In San Francisco And On The Relationship Between Sexuality, Class, And Race. John D'emilio And Estelle Freedman, Who Were Close Colleagues And Friends Of Bérubé, Have Selected Sixteen Of His Most Important Essays, Including Hard-to-access Articles And Unpublished Writing. The Book Provides A Retrospective On Bérubé's Life And Work While It Documents The Emergence Of A Grassroots Lesbian And Gay Community History Movement In The 1970s And 1980s. Taken Together, The Essays Attest To The Power Of History To Mobilize Individuals And Communities To Create Social Change.--publisher Description. Pt. 1. A Community Historian : Exploring Queer San Francisco -- Pt. 2. A National Historian : Reexamining World War Ii -- Pt. 3. A Working-class Intellectual : Personal Reflections On Identitites -- Pt. 4. A Labor Historian : Queering Work And Class. Allan Bérubé ; Edited With An Introduction By John D'emilio And Estelle B. Freedman. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.