{"product_id":"never-by-itself-alone-david-grundy-9780197654842","title":"Never by Itself Alone: Queer Poetry, Queer Communities in Boston and the Bay Area, 1944--Present","description":"Providing an unprecedented exploration of key moments in queer literary history, \u003cem\u003eNever By Itself Alone\u003c\/em\u003e changes our sense of both the American literary and political landscapes from the late 1940s through the 21st century. Grundy presents the first comprehensive history of post-war queer writing in Boston and San Francisco, intertwining analysis of lesbian, gay, and queer writing, and insisting on the link between activism and literature. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book centers a host of underrepresented writers, especially writers of color and those with gender non-conforming identities, and challenges the Stonewall exceptionalism of queer historiography. Starting with Robert Duncan's 1944 essay, 'The Homosexual in Society', one of the first significant public defenses of homosexuality in the US, Grundy takes the reader through pioneering works by queer voices of the era, including Adrian Stanford's \u003cem\u003eBlack and Queer\u003c\/em\u003e, the first published book by an out, Black gay poet in the US; the Boston collective\u003cem\u003e Fag Rag\u003c\/em\u003e and their radical reconsideration of family, private property and the State; the Combahee River Collective, whose Black Feminist analysis drew together race, class, and sexuality; the anthology \u003cem\u003eThis Bridge Called My Back\u003c\/em\u003e, in which women of color spoke truth to power, together; and New Narrative writing, which audaciously mixed Marxism, porn and gossip while uniting against the New Right. Linking these works to the context which produced them, Grundy uncovers the communities formed around activism and small press publishing during this era and elevates neglected voices to narrate a history that before now has never been told in its entirety. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on extensive archival research, \u003cem\u003eNever By Itself Alone\u003c\/em\u003e is a rigorous and unmatched work of both literary criticism and queer scholarship which underscores the vital importance of radical accounts of race, class, and gender in any queer studies worthy of the name.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Grundy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0197654843\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780197654842\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/12\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.26h x 6.48w x 1.23d","brand":"David Grundy","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46094241464575,"sku":"9780197654842","price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_41760d9c-05a6-4d8b-b016-bed64ab77bfe.jpg?v=1724844098","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/never-by-itself-alone-david-grundy-9780197654842","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}