Times Square Red, Times Square Blue 20th Anniversary Edition

Author: Samuel R. Delany
Publisher: NYU Press
ISBN: 1479855391
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 234

Book Description
Twentieth anniversary edition of a landmark book that cataloged a vibrant but disappearing neighborhood in New York City In the two decades that preceded the original publication of Times Square Red, Times Square Blue, Forty-second Street, then the most infamous street in America, was being remade into a sanitized tourist haven. In the forced disappearance of porn theaters, peep shows, and street hustlers to make room for a Disney store, a children’s theater, and large, neon-lit cafes, Samuel R. Delany saw a disappearance, not only of the old Times Square, but of the complex social relationships that developed there. Samuel R. Delany bore witness to the dismantling of the institutions that promoted points of contact between people of different classes and races in a public space, and in this hybrid text, argues for the necessity of public restrooms and tree-filled parks to a city's physical and psychological landscape. This twentieth anniversary edition includes a new foreword by Robert Reid-Pharr that traces the importance and continued resonances of Samuel R. Delany’s groundbreaking Times Square Red, Times Square Blue.

Times Square Red, Times Square Blue 20th Anniversary Edition

Author: Samuel R. Delany
Publisher: NYU Press
ISBN: 1479887366
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 234

Times Square Red, Times Square Blue

Author: Samuel R. Delany
Publisher: NYU Press
ISBN: 9780814719206
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 232

Book Description
As issues of history and memory collide in our society and in the classroom, the time is ripe to rethink the place of history in our schools. Knowing, Teaching, and Learning History represents a unique effort by an international group of scholars to understand the future of teaching and learning about the past. It will challenge the ways in which historians, teachers, and students think about teaching history. The book concerns itself first and foremost with the question, "How do students develop sophisticated historical understandings and how can teachers best encourage this process?" Recent developments in psychology, education, and historiography inform the debates that take place within Knowing, Teaching, and Learning History. This four-part volume identifies the current issues and problems in history education, then works towards a deep and considered understanding of this evolving field. The contributors to this volume link theory to practice, making crucial connections with those who teach history. Published in conjunction with the American Historical Association.

The Times Square Story

Author: Geoffrey O'Brien
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 9780393318463
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 100

Book Description
A film scenario on life in Times Square in the 1950s. Featuring some fifty still photos, the scenario tells the story of a recently discharged GI who becomes involved in the district's lowlife.

Phallos

Author: Samuel R. Delany
Publisher: Wesleyan University Press
ISBN: 0819573566
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 201

Book Description
Phallos is a 2004 novel by the acclaimed novelist and critic Samuel R. Delany. Taking the form of a gay pornographic novella, with the explicit sex omitted, Phallos is set during the reign of the second-century Roman emperor Hadrian, and circles around the historical account of the murder of the emperor's favorite, Antinous. The story moves from Syracuse to Egypt, from the Pillars of Hercules to Rome, from Athens to Byzantium, and back. Young Neoptolomus searches after the stolen phallus of the nameless god of Hermopolis, crafted of gold and encrusted with jewels, within which are reputedly the ancient secrets of science and society that will lead to power, knowledge, and wealth. Vivid and clever, the original novella has been expanded by nearly a third. Appended to the text are an afterword by Robert F. Reid-Pharr and three astute speculative essays by Steven Shaviro, Kenneth R. James, and Darieck Scott.

Shorter Views

Author: Samuel R. Delany
Publisher: Wesleyan University Press
ISBN: 0819571970
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 479

Book Description
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.

Times Square Everywhere: The Next Wave in the Fast-Changing Media Landscape

Author: Mark a. Boidman
Publisher: Babypie Publishing
ISBN: 9781945446481
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 116

Book Description
The media industry has shifted dramatically during the last decade. Technology continues to impact the media channels that deliver content and advertising to consumers. In "Times Square Everywhere," Mark Boidman analyzes how digital and mobile media are changing the media landscape. In this book, you will: - Read Retail Technology and In-Store Media Use Cases - Explore Out of Home Media and Retail Technology Innovation - Discover the Growing Role of Out of Home Media in Advertising - Get Tools on How to Increase Advertising Attribution and Engagement - Learn About Technology's Impact on the Future of Advertising and Media "Mark Boidman informs readers that out of home media is more impactful and contextually relevant with data... the right message to the right audience, at the right time, in the right location, and can't be skipped or blocked." - Anne Fisher, Managing Editor, EECatalog and Embedded Intel Solutions "'Times Square Everywhere' demonstrates how technology is transforming out of home media and in-store media." - Jean-François Decaux, Chairman of the Executive Board and Co-CEO of JCDecaux "Mark Boidman thoughtfully explains the bridge between the physical and digital worlds we live in." - Eric Zinterhofer, Founding Partner, Searchlight Capital Partners "As consumers are increasingly mobile, it is important to understand out of home media, in-store media and retail technology... and 'Times Square Everywhere' provides a snapshot to get you up to speed." - Chris Riegel, Founder and CEO, STRATACACHE "A thought-provoking primer on the out of home media and in-store media worlds." - Jeremy Male, Chairman and CEO, OUTFRONT Media

Cherry Grove, Fire Island

Author: Esther Newton
Publisher: Duke University Press
ISBN: 0822377217
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 417

Book Description
First published in 1993, the award-winning Cherry Grove, Fire Island tells the story of the extraordinary gay and lesbian resort community near New York City. This new paperback edition includes a new preface by the author.

Cities and Sexualities

Author: Phil Hubbard
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135174172
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 289

Book Description
From the hotspots of commercial sex through to the suburbia of twitching curtains, urban life and sexualities appear inseparable. Cities are the source of our most familiar images of sexual practice, and are the spaces where new understandings of sexuality take shape. In an era of global business and tourism, cities are also the hubs around which a global sex trade is organised and where virtual sex content is obsessively produced and consumed. Detailing the relationships between sexed bodies, sexual subjectivities and forms of intimacy, Cities and Sexualities explores the role of the city in shaping our sexual lives. At the same time, it describes how the actions of urban governors, city planners, the police and judiciary combine to produce cities in which some sexual proclivities and tastes are normalised and others excluded. In so doing, it maps out the diverse sexual landscapes of the city - from spaces of courtship, coupling and cohabitation through to sites of adult entertainment, prostitution, and pornography. Considering both the normative geographies of heterosexuality and monogamy, as well as urban geographies of radical/queer sex, this book provides a unique perspective on the relationship between sex and the city. Cities and Sexualities offers a wide overview of the state-of-the-art in geographies and sociologies of sexuality, as well as an empirically-grounded account of the forms of desire that animate the erotic city. It describes the diverse sexual landscapes that characterise both the contemporary Western city as well as cities in the global South. The book features a wide range of boxed case studies as well as suggestions for further reading at the end each chapter. It will appeal to undergraduate students studying Geography, Urban Studies, Gender Studies and Sociology.

A Thousand Shades of Blue

Author: Robin Stevenson
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
ISBN: 1551439212
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 241

Book Description
A year-long sailing trip to the Bahamas reveals deep wounds in Rachel's family and brings out the worst in Rachel.