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Overview"The very existence of homosexual working-class men in South Africa has long-been suppressed - or worse. Iain Edwards and Marc Epprecht have recovered representative stories of these men who were previously deemed ""outside of history."" Based on a previously unpublished primary source from the early twentieth century, as well as unique interviews with men remembering their lives in the gay settlement of Mkhumbane, this book is meant to inspire both a reimagination of the past and the creation of a more inclusive present and future." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Iain Edwards , Marc EpprechtPublisher: HSRC Press Imprint: HSRC Press Weight: 0.500kg ISBN: 9780796925831ISBN 10: 0796925836 Pages: 288 Publication Date: 01 March 2020 Audience: College/higher education , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents"""I am Angel:"" African Working Class Gay Identities and Politics, Past and Present. A Sex Scandal in the Gold Mines: Johannesburg, 1907. Oral Enquiry Transcript: Transvaal Colony Confidential Enquiry into Alleged Prevalence of Unnatural Vice in Mine Compounds on the Witswatersrand, 1907. The Izingquingili yaseMkhumbane: An Oral History. Oral History Transcripts: Man About Town, March 1995. Mqenge, November-December 1995. Leader's Son, December 1995. Young Onlooker, December 1995. Angel, March-April 1996. Conclusion."ReviewsA poignant account of black working-class men obliterated from history because of their sexual orientation ... Plethoric with unpublished words and phrases critical for validating a long homosexual presence in our African history. A beautiful, sad and heroic story!' Professor Glenda Gray, President and CEO, South African Medical Research Council 'Edwards and Epprecht use history from below to disturb prevailing and dominant narratives of South African past while also re-examining a particular history of the present with calm integrity, diligence, imagination and thoughtfulness. This is a rich and rewarding book.' Wale Adebanwi, Rhodes Professor of Race Relations and Director, African Studies Centre, University of Oxford, UK 'A fascinating path-breaking account of African male same-sex practices...' Dunbar Moodie, Emeritus Professor of Sociology, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, New York A poignant account of black working-class men obliterated from history because of their sexual orientation.... Plethoric with unpublished words and phrases critical for validating a long homosexual presence in our African history. A beautiful, sad, and heroic story! Edwards and Epprecht use history from below to disturb prevailing and dominant narratives of the South African past while also reexamining a particular history of the present with a calm integrity, diligence, imagination, and thoughtfulness.This is a rich and rewarding book. A fascinating pathbreaking account of African male same-sex practices. Author InformationIain Edwards is an independent historian based in South Africa. Marc Epprecht is professor of global development studies at Queen's University in Canada. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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