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Beautiful Bottom, Beautiful Shame: Where “Black” Meets “Queer” (Series Q)

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What I love about Stockton's work is that it represents the cross section of theory, literature and art. The one thing that discourages me (often) with the study of literature is the horribly drab study of theory--one that seems to exclude the beauty of it all. However, here it is approached with a fresh eye and a fresh aspect.
Stockton looks at photography, cinema, literature etc. and does so in a way that will make you think differently about black queer studies. The influence from Kosofsky Sedgwick is obvious and complimentary.
I think it's easier for reviewers to hate this work simply because it dares to "think outside the box"...thank God!
Stockton's book is among the best (of the limited) black queer studies projects.

As with Kathryn Stockton's first book, God Between Their Lips, this book is highly articulate, intelligent, insightful, engaging, and thought-provoking. I highly recommend buying this book.

The tis of what ever not is when not at the end of the silent contempt enforceable of which is to blame not tender at what, not but chatter con to what it truly is. If you understood this last sentence then this book is for you. But if you are normal like the rest of us then it is nothing more than meaningless gibberish and the ENTIRE book is full of it. I never seen anyone take a bunch of words and put them together in such meaningless fashion as this author did on this book. I thought it was on blacks, or maybe on gay bottoms, or maybe on the shame of homosexuality (if there is such thing), but NO. Just some crazy talk on nothing. I encourage you to please buy this book and see what I am talking about. A waste of paper, of space on my shelves (where there ARE good books), and a waste of my 22 dollars... I want not only a refund but for the author to pay me a million dollars for having to go thru all those pages of senseless free association. I did like the cover. Lesson learned: don't buy the book by its cover!