Between Worlds
A Queer Boy from the Valleys
Published on 30. April 2022
Book
Paperback/Softback
302 pages
978-1-914595-09-7 (ISBN)
Description
Jeffrey Weeks has been called 'the 'most significant British
intellectual working on sexuality to emerge from the radical
sexual movements of the 1970s'. Yet behind the titles and
acclaim lies the story of a hugely fascinating, inspirational life
- one both immersed in love and blighted by pain and loss.
Growing up in a tight-knit mining community in the post-war
Rhondda Valleys, Weeks knew from a young age that he was
different. However, grappling with his burgeoning gayness
amid this hotbed of sexual conservatism and traditional gender
divisions, his initial explorations into this uniqueness led to little
more than isolation and shame.
Finding salvation in his studies, university brought with it a
life-defining opportunity to thrive within the radical culture of
late sixties and seventies London. He soon found himself at the
forefront of the new gay liberation movement, and his work as its
pioneering historian would spark a long career as a researcher and
writer on sexuality, with widespread national and international
recognition.
intellectual working on sexuality to emerge from the radical
sexual movements of the 1970s'. Yet behind the titles and
acclaim lies the story of a hugely fascinating, inspirational life
- one both immersed in love and blighted by pain and loss.
Growing up in a tight-knit mining community in the post-war
Rhondda Valleys, Weeks knew from a young age that he was
different. However, grappling with his burgeoning gayness
amid this hotbed of sexual conservatism and traditional gender
divisions, his initial explorations into this uniqueness led to little
more than isolation and shame.
Finding salvation in his studies, university brought with it a
life-defining opportunity to thrive within the radical culture of
late sixties and seventies London. He soon found himself at the
forefront of the new gay liberation movement, and his work as its
pioneering historian would spark a long career as a researcher and
writer on sexuality, with widespread national and international
recognition.
Reviews / Votes
"A revelation . . . Humorous, passionate, insightful and written with literary flair" - Daryl Leeworthy, author of A Little Gay History of WalesMore details
Series
Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Cardigan
United Kingdom
Edition type
New edition
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 213 mm
Width: 132 mm
Thickness: 28 mm
Weight
363 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-914595-09-7 (9781914595097)
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Person
Jeffrey Weeks was born in the Rhondda in
1945. He moved to London in the 1970s and
began a long career as a researcher and writer
on sexuality, with widespread national and
international recognition. He has been described
as the 'most significant British intellectual
working on sexuality to emerge from the
radical sexual movements of the 1970s'. He
held a number of senior university posts and
is currently Emeritus Professor of Sociology at
London South Bank University. He is the author,
co-author or editor of some twenty-five books
and numerous articles. He lives in London with
his civil partner, Mark McNestry.
1945. He moved to London in the 1970s and
began a long career as a researcher and writer
on sexuality, with widespread national and
international recognition. He has been described
as the 'most significant British intellectual
working on sexuality to emerge from the
radical sexual movements of the 1970s'. He
held a number of senior university posts and
is currently Emeritus Professor of Sociology at
London South Bank University. He is the author,
co-author or editor of some twenty-five books
and numerous articles. He lives in London with
his civil partner, Mark McNestry.