Les Wright

The Bear Book II (eBook, PDF)

Further Readings in the History and Evolution of a Gay Male Subculture

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Here is a serious discussion of an emerging gay subculture! Take another fascinating journey into the bear's den with the latest offering from Les Wright, author of The Bear Book. The Bear Book II will show you the contrast between the media image of the fun-loving, carefree bear man and the health, image, psychological, technological, and sexual concerns of bears living in the real world. A continuation of The Bear Book (1997), this study of typically big, hairy, and bearded gay men explores bears on a societal and personal level, giving a wide voice to bears of all ages, nationalities, and cultures. Among the topics The Bear Book II: Further Readings in the History and Evolution of a Gay Male Subculture discusses are:

• health concerns of bears
• bear body images
• self-esteem issues for bears
• physical and psychological bear attributes as portrayed in the media versus actual individual accounts
• social and sexual institutions in the bear community
• the role of the Internet in creating a global bear subculture

The Bear Book II will help you to understand the life of a bear. This unique book, the only serious exploration of this topic, offers documentation of a subculture in the making, complete with subjective and analytical perspectives that support this example of postmodern cultural anthropology.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 462
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. April 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781136383205
• Artikelnr.: 44875287

Autorenporträt

Les Wright

Inhaltsangabe

Contents
About the Editor
Contributors
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction
PART I: Bear Bodies
Chapter 1: Bears and Health
Sleep Apnea
Arteriosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease (ASCVD)
Arteriosclerotic Peripheral Vascular Disease
Arthritis
Cancers
Cholecystitis and Cholelithiasis
Diabetes mellitus
Duodenal Ulcer
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
Heart Attack
Hiatal Hernia
Hyperlipidemia
Hypertension
Pediculosis (Body Lice)
Pilonidal Sinus and Cyst
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Two Postscripts
Chapter 2: Fat Is a Bearish Issue
Journey into the Psyche of a Chubby-Chaser
Bearstory/Chubstory
Fat Theory
Icons and Images of Fat-Desire
Gripes About Beardom
Chapter 3: Bear Youth: An Interview with Brian Kearns, Bear Youth Webmaster
Chapter 4: By Any Otter Name: The Negative Space of the Bear
Bears in Space
Neighborhood Clans
The Otter Questionnaire
Responses
Inconclusions
Chapter 5: The Beard of Joseph Brown
PART II: Bear Testimonies
Chapter 6: A Bear Admirer's (Subjective, Fluffy, and Totally Honest) Point of View
Chapter 7: A Puerto Rican Bear in the USA
Family Background
Breaking Out of Captivity
Chapter 8: One Black Bear Speaks
Chapter 9: An Asian Bear in Minnesota
Chapter 10: The Ephebe is Dead--Long Live the Bear
Chapter 11: Parlaying Sex into Friendships
PART III: More Bear Spaces
Chapter 12: Theorizing Bearspace
Bear Bodies in Space
Bearspace and Theory
Bearspace Exposed
Skepsis/Bears and Globalization
Bearspaces of Subjectivity and Fantasy
Chapter 13: Paws Between Two Worlds: Bears and the Leather Community
Chapter 14: Gen-X Bears International
Chapter 15: The Bear-A-Tones: An Interview with David Salinas
Chapter 16: East Coast Bear Hugz
Chapter 17: The Bears Mailing List, Part 2: Interview with Henry Mensch
PART IV: Bear Club Scene
Chapter 18: A Bear's Autobiography
Chapter 19: Bear Contests
Chapter 20: A Short History of the Bear Clubs in Iowa: The Bear Paws of Iowa and the Ursine Group
First Meeting
Issues and Feedback Raised in Articles in the The Bear Facts
The Creation of The Ursine Group
Chapter 21: Houston Area Bears
Chapter 22: The Bears come to Rochester
Chapter 23: A Short History of the Brisbears
PART V: More Bears Abroad
Chapter 24: A Bear Voice from Turkey
Chapter 25: Falstaff's Legacy: The Bears of Albion
Chapter 26: The Rise of the Australian Bear Community Since 1995
June 1995: The Death of Ozbears
August 1995: The Birth of Harbour City Bears
April 1996: The Birth of Vic Bears (Originally Melbourne Ozbears)
February 1997: Bear Essentials '97 and the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras
May 1997: The Melbourne Bear and Cub Competition
Mid-1997: Brisbears Voted Best Male Club in Brisbane
Late 1997: New Bear Club in Canberra
January 1998: The Second Bear Club in Sydney
February 1998: Bear Essentials '98 and Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Become the Biggest Bear Festival in Australia at the Time
June 1998: Southern Hibernation '98 and the Mr. Australian Bear and Cub Competition Become the Second Flagship Event for the Australian Bear Community
Late 1998: Cougar Leather Club Caters to Bears in Southern Australia
BearsPerth (Formerly WOMBATS) and Ozbears South Australia
1999: Further Developments
The Future of Bears in Australia
Acknowledgments
PART VI: Bears in Media
Chapter 27: You Can Lead a Bear to Culture, but. . . or Bears in Literature and Culture: A Discussion with David Bergman and Michael Bronski
Chapter 28: Laid Bear: Masculinity with All the Trappings
Methodology
Bear Erotica
Mainstream Gay Erotica
Leather/SM Erotica
Discussion