Author : Ralph J. Poole
Release : 2022-06-30
Genre : Social Science
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 608/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Queer Turkey by : Ralph J. Poole
Download or read book Queer Turkey written by Ralph J. Poole. This book was released on 2022-06-30. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Before President Erdogan's repressive politics took hold, queer cultures were more visible than ever in Turkey. Queer Turkey offers a broad range of reflections on queer Turkish cultures within a transnational, Euro-American context. Based on his experience in Istanbul, Ralph J. Poole shares his impressions of queer desires between Muslim tradition and global pop, observes what goes on in the hamam, and wonders about Arabesk culture. The book features discussions of queer travel writers, poets, playwrights, and film directors. Their multifarious works manifest the subtle and subversive ways in which artists crisscross the cultural borders of East and West. With its many facets of Turkish-Euro-American cultural interactions, Queer Turkey outlines a kaleidoscope of transnational poetics.