Introduction: James Baldwin theory- seeing the invisible -- James Baldwin's queer utility: black gay male literary tradition and Go tell it on the mountain -- Paradoxical reading practices: Giovanni's room as queer/gay/trans novel -- What straight men need: gay love in another country -- Papas' baby: impossible paternity in going to meet the man -- Conclusion: The queer imagination and the gay male conundrum.
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James Baldwin and the Queer Imagination.
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Baldwin, James,1924-1987-- Criticism and interpretation.
Baldwin, James,1924-1987.
African American gays-- Intellectual life.
Gay men in literature.
Gay men's writings, American-- History and criticism.
Queer theory.
African American gays-- Intellectual life.
Gay men in literature.
Gay men's writings, American.
LITERARY CRITICISM-- American-- General.
LITERARY CRITICISM-- Gay & Lesbian.
Queer theory.
SOCIAL SCIENCE-- Ethnic Studies-- African American Studies.