Winner of the 2011 PASS (Prevention for a Safer Society) Award from the National Council on Crime and DelinquencyA groundbreaking work that turns a “queer eye†on the criminal legal system; Queer (In)Justice is a searing examination of queer experiences—as “suspects;†defendants; prisoners; and survivors of crime. The authors unpack queer criminal archetypes—like “gleeful gay killers;†“lethal lesbians;†“disease spreaders;†and “deceptive gender bendersâ€â€”to illustrate the punishment of queer expression; regardless of whether a crime was ever committed. Tracing stories from the streets to the bench to behind prison bars; they prove that the policing of sex and gender both bolsters and reinforces racial and gender inequalities.
#1207488 in Books Beacon Press 1990-03-01 1990-03-01Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 8.50 x .88 x 5.56l; 1.15 #File Name: 0807009059416 pages
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Historical documentBy Cal JacksonHerskovits' story is one American Story that crosses post war germans with historically black colleges. This product is another example of cultural collaboration. This book was debated amongst the Black Panthers and other Black Nationalists. H27 of 30 people found the following review helpful. cultural loss and cultural survivalBy Charles E. NydorfAfricans who were enslaved and taken to America suffered enormous and tragic cultural losses. Amazingly; slaves of very diverse background thrown together under the most adverse conditions managed to somehow reconstruct a great deal of their African culture and transmit it to American-born generations. This courageous cultural achievement has been a major factor in sustaining African-Americans through centuries of tribulations. The author wrote this in 1941 to celebrate the survival of Africanness in African-American culture. It was a pioneering work by someone who was not himself an African-American and subsequent scholars; particularly those from the African-American community; have gone far beyond it. But as you can see from the unfair way that some people disparage such legitimate outgrouths of African traditions such as rap and Ebonics; there is still much that can be learned from this book.0 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy Sharon McElroyNo issues
