An Autoethnography of Queer Invisibility: On Shame, Passing, and Identity Suicide

Author(s) : David F. Purnell

An Autoethnography of Queer Invisibility: On Shame, Passing, and Identity Suicide

Book Details

  • Publisher : Routledge
  • Published : 2025
  • Cover : Paperback
  • Pages : 190
  • Category :
    Psychoanalysis
  • Catalogue No : 98132
  • ISBN 13 : 9781032971049
  • ISBN 10 : 1032971045

Table of Contents

Author’s Note
Overview

Section I – Disappearing and Hiding
1. The Urge to Disappear
2. Hiding Behind My Persona

Section II – Developing Drevlin
3. Becoming Drevlin
4. Back to Smalltown America
5. My Awakening

Section III – Running Away
6. Uncle Sam Wants You
7. To All the Men I Have Been Before

Section IV – Trying to Find Myself
8. Becoming the Proud Queer: Attempt One
9. Becoming the Proud Queer: Attempt Two
10. Back to Smalltown America, Again!
11. Becoming the Proud Queer: Attempt Three

Section V – Living My Life
12. Living My Best Life
13. Returning to Academe
14. Living In Washington
15. Drevlin is a Part of Me

Epilogue
End Notes
References

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