London, Queer Spaces and Historiography in the Works of Sarah Waters and Alan Hollinghurst
Abstract
Queer spaces are crucial for the construction of LGBTQ+ communities, as they constitute places where queer subjects can create political, social, and affective alliances. Júlia Braga Neves shows how these spaces are pivotal for the representation of queer history in the fictional works by the British authors Sarah Waters and Alan Hollinghurst, whose characters and plots are articulated through and within London's sexual geographies. Considering the intersection between gender, sexuality, and class, this study engages with spatial, queer, feminist, and Marxist theories as a means to reflect on London, queer historiography, and the relationship between subject and urban space.
Keywords
London; Sarah Waters; Alan Hollinghurst; Queer Spaces; Queer Historiography; Literature; Gender; Cultural History; British Studies; Queer Theory; Sexuality; Literary StudiesDOI
10.14361/9783839457344ISBN
9783839457344, 9783837657340, 9783839457344Publisher
transcript VerlagPublisher website
https://www.transcript-verlag.de/Publication date and place
Bielefeld, 2022Imprint
transcript VerlagSeries
Queer Studies, 22Classification
Literary studies: general
LGBTQ+ Studies / topics
Sex and sexuality, social aspects
Sociology: family and relationships