Anne Balay: Semi Queer | Taschenbuch

Cover: 9781469659039 | Semi Queer | Inside the World of Gay, Trans, and Black Truck Drivers

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Long-haul trucking is linked to almost every industry in America, yet somehow the working-class drivers behind big rigs remain largely hidden from public view. Gritty, inspiring, and often devastating oral histories of gay, transsexual, and minority truck drivers allow award-winning author Anne Balay to shed new light on the harsh realities of truckers' lives behind the wheel. A licensed commercial truck driver herself, Balay discovers that, for people routinely subjected to prejudice, hatred, and violence in their hometowns and in the job market, trucking can provide an opportunity for safety, welcome isolation, and a chance to be themselves — even as the low-wage work is fraught with tightening regulations, constant surveillance, danger, and exploitation. The narratives of minority and queer truckers underscore the working-class struggle to earn a living while preserving one’s safety, dignity, and selfhood.

Through the voices of drivers from marginalized communities who spend eleven- to fourteen-hour days hauling America’s commodities in treacherous weather and across mountain passes, Semi Queer reveals the stark differences between the trucking industry’s crushing labor practices and the perseverance of its most at-risk workers.

Über den Autor

Anne Balay is winner of the Lambda Literary Emerging Writers Award. She teaches in gender and sexuality studies at Haverford College and is the author of Steel Closets.

Erscheinungsjahr:	2020
Genre:	Importe , Soziologie
Rubrik:	Wissenschaften
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Einband - flex.(Paperback)
ISBN-13:	9781469659039
ISBN-10:	1469659034
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Balay, Anne
Hersteller:	The University of North Carolina Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	234 x 156 x 14 mm
Von/Mit:	Anne Balay
Erscheinungsdatum:	01.02.2020
Gewicht:	0,399 kg