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The Secret Public
How LGBTQ Performers Shaped Popular Culture
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'Fascinating.' NEIL TENNANT 'The missing story of the heart of pop.' JOHNNY MARR 'Superb.' Alexis Petridis 'Dazzling.' GUARDIAN 'So much spine, spunk and guts.' NEW STATESMAN 'Utterly engrossing.' THE WIRE 'Erudite.' OBSERVER A monumental history of the LGBTQ influence on popular culture, from the award-winning, Sunday...
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'Fascinating.' NEIL TENNANT
'The missing story of the heart of pop.' JOHNNY MARR
'Superb.' Alexis Petridis
'Dazzling.' GUARDIAN
'So much spine, spunk and guts.' NEW STATESMAN
'Utterly engrossing.' THE WIRE
'Erudite.' OBSERVER
A monumental history of the LGBTQ influence on popular culture, from the award-winning, Sunday Times-bestselling author.
An electrifying look at key moments in music and entertainment history between 1955 and 1979, which helped move gay culture from the margins to the mainstream and changed the face of pop foreverβfrom the ambiguous sexuality of stars such as Little Richard in the 1950s through to David Bowie, glam rock and Sylvester's 'You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)'.
The Secret Public is a searching examination of the fortitude and resilience of the gay community through the lens of popular music and culture; it reflects on the freedom found in divergence from the norm and reminds us of the need to be vigilant against those seeking to roll back the rights of marginalised groups.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780571358380
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 06 June 2024
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Faber & Faber
Edition: Export - Airside ed
Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Width: 153.0mm
Height: 234.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 784
About the Author
Jon Savage is the author of England's Dreaming: Sex Pistols and Punk Rock and Teenage: The Creation of Youth, 1875-1945. He is the writer of the award-winning film documentaries The Brian Epstein Story (1988) and Joy Division (2007), as well as the feature film Teenage (2013). His compilations include Meridian 1970 (Heavenly/EMI 2005) and Queer Noises: From the Closet to the Charts, 1961-1976 (Trikont 2006).
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