3 Surviving the American Dream. Early Childhood as Queer Lens at Midcentury

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Introduction. From Limbo to Childhood 1
5. 1 Where the Wild Things Acculturate. Roots and Wings in Interwar Brooklyn 26
6. 2 Love in a Dangerous Landscape. Queer Kinship and Survival 61
7. 3 Surviving the American Dream. Early Childhood as Queer Lens at Midcentury 92
8. 4 “Milk in the Batter” and Controversy in the Making. “Camp,” Stigma, and Public Spotlight in the Era of Social Liberation 125
9. 5 Inside Out. Processing the AIDS Crisis and Holocaust Memory Through the Romantic Child 163
10. Conclusion. A Garden on the Edge of the World 199
11. Appendix: Timeline of Selected Life Events, Works, and Influences 207
12. Notes 213
13. Bibliography 255
14. Index 283