Gender and sexuality in 1968 : transformative politics in the cultural imagination

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Preface L.Passerini Introduction D.Cohen & L.J.Frazier PART I: '68 IN MOVEMENT Coming out against the War: Antimilitarism and the Politicization of Homosexuality in the Era of Vietnam J.D.Suran Deviant Masculinities: Mutual Caricaturizations of Students and the State in Mexico E.Carey PART II: SUBJECTIVITY, DESIRE, AND POLITICS 'Our Sexual Revolution is not Yours': French Feminist 'Moralism' and the Limits of Desire J.Bourg Africa and 1968: Derepression, Libidinal Politics, and the Problem of Global Interpretation S.Pierce Heroic Masculinity in the Prison and 'Women' in the Streets D.Cohen & L.J.Frazier PART III: SPIRIT, ICONS, AWAKENINGS, POST-'68 The 'Burning Body' as an Icon of Resistance: Literary Representations of Jan Palach C.Sabatos Ambiguous Subjects: The Autobiographical Situation and the Disembodiment of Mexico '68 M.Joffroy The Spirit of May '68 and the Gay Liberation Movement in France M.Sibalis Comment M.Zancarini-Fournel & J.Tzu-Chun Wu