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Book Synopsis: Assembles texts, performances, and personae from American culture to assert the elemental nature of style. While “style” is equated with fashion or convention in common parlance, Style: A Queer Cosmology defines the term as a mode of expression that makes us more like ourselves and less like everyone else.
Taylor Black’s interdisciplinary conceptual analysis assembles texts, performances, and personae from American culture that engage in ethical, creative, and performative modes of what he terms “abundant revelation.” Moving back and forth through time, this book sketches American cosmologies cultivated by iconic and subterranean American artists like Edgar Allan Poe, Flannery O’Connor, Nikki Giovanni, and Bob Dylan. Presiding throughout is the book’s conceptual guide: latter-day American and notorious homosexual Quentin Crisp, resurrected here as a philosopher of style.
As a scholarly intervention, Style participates in the critical work of revival and attunement—revitalizing figures, terms, and ideas that have become too familiar. Returning to viewing the critic as a stylist, Style: A Queer Cosmology leans into the study of things and qualities that are immanent and elude paraphrase or social scientific categorization. Style is about the possible rather than the probable, singularity over universals, personality instead of identity, the emergent and not the new—the mystery of becoming.
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Are you tired of conforming to societal norms and blending in with the crowd? Break free from convention and embrace your unique style with Style: A Queer Cosmology. This groundbreaking book redefines the concept of style, showing us that it's not just about fashion or following trends. Instead, style becomes a mode of expression that allows us to be our authentic selves, setting us apart from the masses. Through an interdisciplinary analysis, Taylor Black explores the abundant revelation that comes from ethical, creative, and performative modes of expression.
With Style: A Queer Cosmology, you'll embark on a journey through American culture, tracing the cosmologies cultivated by iconic and underground artists such as Edgar Allan Poe, Flannery O'Connor, Nikki Giovanni, and Bob Dylan. But that's not all. This book also introduces us to the philosophical insights of Quentin Crisp, a latter-day American and notorious homosexual. Crisp serves as our guide, offering profound perspectives on the importance of style in our lives.
Style: A Queer Cosmology is not just another academic publication. It's a revival, a reawakening of figures, terms, and ideas that have become too familiar in our society. By approaching criticism as a form of stylistic expression, this book elevates the study of immanent things and qualities that elude traditional categorization. It opens up a world of possibilities, focusing on singularity and personality over universals and identity. It embraces the mystery of becoming, provoking thought and inspiring readers to explore their own paths of self-expression.
Don't miss out on this transformative journey towards embracing your true style. Experience the rich insights and revelations of Style: A Queer Cosmology, and discover the power of style as a force of self-discovery and self-expression. Get your copy now!
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