Colonialism and Homosexuality
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The over arching idea is that imperialism gave homosexual and curious men opportunities that their conservative motherlands would not. The author could have a hey day with this idea, by examining the psychology and histories of violence and dominance. Instead, Aldrich let's his example's biographies tell the story.
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The result is several examples of homosexual proclivities and tendencies in vario Colonialism and Homosexuality is an enlightening book about often overlooked dynamics of colonialism. The result is several examples of homosexual proclivities and tendencies in various colonial possessions.
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Sometimes, the details become too plentiful and are not necessarily implications of homosexuality. Ultimately, I feel the book is overly long, but informative. May 25, Stephanie added it. Said but the author really just outted a bunch of european homos. Yooperprof rated it it was ok Jul 26, Darren Mitton rated it it was amazing Apr 01, Octavian rated it liked it Aug 28, Michele Davis rated it liked it Jul 17, Daniel S rated it it was amazing Nov 16, Cara Winter rated it liked it Sep 21, Proustitute rated it liked it Aug 03, Crazyarms rated it did not like it Feb 02, Wim Peumans rated it it was amazing Dec 11, Elizabeth rated it really liked it Nov 29, Roof Beam Reader Adam rated it really liked it Jan 24, Zanke Norman rated it liked it Jul 08, Phil rated it really liked it Sep 10, Scott rated it it was amazing Jun 01, No one really has to read an academic work to find out that myths about black men's sexual organs, Asian men's submissiveness, or Arab men's exotic sexual activities are nothing new.
In the interracial sexual affairs detailed here, the perspectives of men of color consistently are marginalized to that of white men's feelings. Further, the author admits that many of these Westerners who had sex with men of color abused them, degraded them, or acted in other racist fashions.
Still, the author could only work with the historical evidence available to him, most often the writings of the white men. Additionally, this book does mention that it took traveling outside of the West that allowed many Westerners who only got involved with other Westerners to explore their gay desires. The author mentioned that he wrote a book on how Northern European gay men have treated Southern Europeans, paralleling the First World-Third World dynamic. In fairness, the author also spells out how tolerance to homosexuality outside of the West encouraged some white men to fight imperialism.
Some anti-imperialists were subjected to homophobia solely because others wanted to silence their anti-colonial protests. Aldrich does a fantastic job of discussing how Australian white men played a part in this history. Not only were Australians colonized by Britain, but also they had a colonial relationship with New Guinea. Being that most gay books focus on Europe and Anglo-America, this was quite novel.
Garcia Lorca's autobiographer stated that the poet become more openly gay after visiting Latin America, so there is much reason to include this region in the analysis. It's obvious that the author speaks many languages, so I am sure that not knowing Spanish or lacking a Spanish translator could not have been a barrier for him.
Colonialism and Homosexuality
I think this must illustrate how Americans think of Latin America as strongly black and Native and part of their Third World whereas Europeans and Australians think of it as an extension of Spain and therefore highly Westernized. For that matter, the author never discussed how gay white Americans were influenced by Native American tribes that tolerated same-sex activities or gender-fluid individuals.
Along these lines, the author labels the last part of the book, "The End of Empire," yet the chapter here is nothing more than another discussion of French gay men in North Africa just like the chapter before it. Aldrich mentions that some post-colonial governments had a backlash against what they viewed as Western perverted corruption. I'm thinking of Cuba as an example and this is another reason why a discussion on Latin America would have been helpful to the book.
I wish he had expanded upon that idea. The fact is, several men in the developing world have cited homophobic persecution as a reason for seeking political asylum in the developed world, including Australia. Thus, nowadays, the phenomenon that Aldrich details is occurring in reverse, though he makes little note of it. Perhaps by giving more attention to men of color he could have achieved that. Despite my critiques, I enjoyed this book thoroughly. See all 3 reviews. Amazon Giveaway allows you to run promotional giveaways in order to create buzz, reward your audience, and attract new followers and customers.
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Colonialism and Homosexuality is a thorough investigation of the connections of homosexuality and imperialism from the late s - the era of 'new. Colonialism and Homosexuality has 33 ratings and 5 reviews. Louise said: I found this to be an interesting book, although it only deals with male experie.
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