Shorter Views: Queer Thoughts & the Politics of the Paraliterary
2/5
()
Currently unavailable
Currently unavailable
About this ebook
In Shorter Views, Hugo and Nebula award-winning author Samuel R. Delany brings his remarkable intellectual powers to bear on a wide range of topics. Whether he is exploring the deeply felt issues of identity, race, and sexuality, untangling the intricacies of literary theory, or the writing process itself, Delany is one of the most lucid and insightful writers of our time. These essays cluster around topics related to queer theory on the one hand, and on the other, questions concerning the paraliterary genres: science fiction, pornography, comics, and more. Readers new to Delany's work will find this collection of shorter pieces an especially good introduction, while those already familiar with his writing will appreciate having these essays between two covers for the first time.
Samuel R. Delany
Samuel R. Delany published his first novel, The Jewels of Aptor, at the age of twenty. Throughout his storied career, he has received four Nebula Awards and two Hugo Awards, and in 2008 his novel Dark Reflections won the Stonewall Book Award. He was inducted into the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame in 2002, named a Grand Master by the Science Fiction Writers of America in 2014, and in 2016 was inducted into the New York State Writers Hall of Fame. Delany’s works also extend into memoir, criticism, and essays on sexuality and society. After many years as a professor of English and creative writing and director of the graduate creative writing program at Temple University, he retired from teaching in 2015. He lives in Philadelphia with his partner, Dennis Rickett.
Read more from Samuel R. Delany
Dhalgren Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Nova Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Babel-17 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Einstein Intersection Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5About Writing: 7 Essays, 4 Letters, 5 Interviews Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Hogg Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Stars in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Jewel-Hinged Jaw: Notes on the Language of Science Fiction Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWe Who Are About To . . . Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Motion of Light in Water: Sex and Science Fiction Writing in the East Village Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Starboard Wine: More Notes on the Language of Science Fiction Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Father of Lies Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Trouble on Triton Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Novels of Samuel R. Delany Volume One: Babel-17, Nova, and Stars in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The American Shore: Meditations on a Tale of Science Fiction by Thomas M. Disch—"Angouleme" Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAtlantis: Three Tales Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Occasional Views: "More About Writing and Other Essays" Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSilent Interviews: On Language, Race, Sex, Science Fiction, and Some Comics Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Jewels of Aptor Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Longer Views: Extended Essays Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Captives of the Flame Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsQueer Ideas: The David R. Kessler Lectures from 1992–2001 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Jewels of Aptor Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsLetters from Amherst: Five Narrative Letters Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Captives of the Flame Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Jewels of Aptor Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5In Search of Silence: The Journals of Samuel R. Delany Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Occasional Views, Volume 2: "The Gamble" and Other Essays Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Related to Shorter Views
Related ebooks
Starboard Wine: More Notes on the Language of Science Fiction Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Jewel-Hinged Jaw: Notes on the Language of Science Fiction Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsLonger Views: Extended Essays Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Versions of Hollywood Crime Cinema: Studies in Ford, Wilder, Coppola, Scorsese, and Others Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsExploring Dark Short Fiction #1: A Primer to Steve Rasnic Tem Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Turing's Graveyard Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsReturn to Nevèrÿon Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Chorus Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsCog Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA Wider Universe Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Live at Jackson Station: Music, Community, and Tragedy in a Southern Blues Bar Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Motion of Light in Water: Sex and Science Fiction Writing in the East Village Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Rhetorics of Fantasy Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Occasional Views: "More About Writing and Other Essays" Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsC4 Issue 3: Fall 2012 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsApex Magazine: Issue 27 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsStone Heart: The Ailigh Wars Saga, #1 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWaiting in the Wings: Portrait of a Queer Motherhood Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Black Flame Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsCaptives of the Flame Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Jewels of Aptor Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Dream Factories and Radio Pictures: Stories Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe American Shore: Meditations on a Tale of Science Fiction by Thomas M. Disch—"Angouleme" Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsRediscovery, Volume 2: Science Fiction by Women (1953-1957) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsLiquid Metal: The Science Fiction Film Reader Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsCall Me Zebra Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Four Marys : A Quartet of Contemporary Folk Tales: A Quartet of Contemporary Folk Tales Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Liminal War: a novel Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5And Go Like This: Stories Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
LGBTQIA+ Studies For You
Lesbian Sex Stories: The Ultimate Collection Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsLust Unearthed: Vintage Gay Graphics From the DuBek Collection Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Joy of Gay Sex: Fully revised and expanded third edition Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Gay Like Me: A Father Writes to His Son Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Multiamory: Essential Tools for Modern Relationships Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSingle at Heart: The Power, Freedom, and Heart-Filling Joy of Single Life Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Whole Lesbian Sex Book: A Passionate Guide for All of Us Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Gay Agenda: A Modern Queer History & Handbook Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Baba Yaga's Book of Witchcraft: Slavic Magic from the Witch of the Woods Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Coming Out Under Fire: The History of Gay Men and Women in World War II Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Can You Be Gay and Christian?: Responding With Love and Truth to Questions About Homosexuality Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Marble Faun of Grey Gardens: A Memoir of the Beales, the Maysles Brothers, and Jacqueline Kennedy Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsYou and Your Gender Identity: A Guide to Discovery Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Women Who Kill Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Mayor of Castro Street: The Life and Times of Harvey Milk Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Queer Magic: LGBT+ Spirituality and Culture from Around the World Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Lesbianism Made Easy Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Men With the Pink Triangle: The True, Life-and-Death Story of Homosexuals in the Nazi Death Camps Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Bad Gays: A Homosexual History Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I Hope We Choose Love: A Trans Girl’s Notes from the End of the World Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Conduct Unbecoming: Gays & Lesbians in the U.S. Military Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Beyond Survival: Strategies and Stories from the Transformative Justice Movement Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Stonewall: The Riots That Sparked the Gay Revolution Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Meaning of Freedom: And Other Difficult Dialogues Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Intimate Matters: A History of Sexuality in America Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsQueer City: Gay London from the Romans to the Present Day Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Borrowed Time: An AIDS Memoir Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Reviews for Shorter Views
1 rating0 reviews