Cruising the dead river : David Wojnarowicz and New York's ruined waterfront
(Book)
Author
Contributors
Wojnarowicz, David, artist.
Published
Chicago ; The University of Chicago Press, 2019.
ISBN
9780226603612, 022660361X, 9780226603759, 022660375X
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Batavia Public Library District - Adult Nonfiction | 709.2 Wojnarowicz | On Shelf |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Art criticism.
Biographies.
Cruising (Sexual behavior) -- New York (State) -- New York.
New York (N.Y.) -- In art.
Ruins in art.
Sexual minority community -- New York (State) -- New York.
Waterfronts -- Social aspects -- New York (State) -- New York.
Waterfronts in art.
Wojnarowicz, David -- Criticism and interpretation.
Biographies.
Cruising (Sexual behavior) -- New York (State) -- New York.
New York (N.Y.) -- In art.
Ruins in art.
Sexual minority community -- New York (State) -- New York.
Waterfronts -- Social aspects -- New York (State) -- New York.
Waterfronts in art.
Wojnarowicz, David -- Criticism and interpretation.
Other Subjects
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Published
Chicago ; The University of Chicago Press, 2019.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
195 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9780226603612, 022660361X, 9780226603759, 022660375X
UPC
40029509864
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
"In the 1970s, Manhattan's west side waterfront was a forgotten zone of abandoned warehouses and piers. Though many saw only blight, the derelict neighborhood was alive with queer people forging new intimacies through cruising. Alongside the piers' sexual and social worlds, artists produced work attesting to the radical transformations taking place in New York. Artist and writer David Wojnarowicz was right in the heart of it, documenting his experiences in journal entries, poems, photographs, films, and large-scale, site-specific projects. In Cruising the Dead River, Fiona Anderson draws on Wojnarowicz's work to explore the key role the abandoned landscape played in this explosion of queer culture. Anderson examines how the riverfront's ruined buildings assumed a powerful erotic role and gave the area a distinct identity. By telling the story of the piers as gentrification swept New York and before the AIDS crisis, Anderson unearths the buried histories of violence, regeneration, and LGBTQ activism that developed in and around the cruising scene."--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Anderson, F., & Wojnarowicz, D. (2019). Cruising the dead river: David Wojnarowicz and New York's ruined waterfront . The University of Chicago Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Anderson, Fiona, 1985- and David, Wojnarowicz. 2019. Cruising the Dead River: David Wojnarowicz and New York's Ruined Waterfront. The University of Chicago Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Anderson, Fiona, 1985- and David, Wojnarowicz. Cruising the Dead River: David Wojnarowicz and New York's Ruined Waterfront The University of Chicago Press, 2019.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Anderson, Fiona, and David Wojnarowicz. Cruising the Dead River: David Wojnarowicz and New York's Ruined Waterfront The University of Chicago Press, 2019.
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