About the book
Poised on the edge of the United States and at the center of a wider Caribbean world, today’s Miami is marketed as an international tourist hub that embraces gender and sexual difference. As Julio Capó Jr. shows in this fascinating history, Miami’s transnational connections reveal that the city has been a queer borderland for over a century. In chronicling Miami’s queer past from its 1896 founding through 1940, Capó shows the multifaceted ways gender and sexual renegades made the city their own.
Drawing from a multilingual archive, Capó unearths the forgotten history of “fairyland,” a marketing term crafted by boosters that held multiple meanings for different groups of people. In viewing Miami as a contested colonial space, he turns our attention to migrants and immigrants, tourism, and trade to and from the Caribbean — particularly the Bahamas, Cuba, and Haiti — to expand the geographic and methodological parameters of urban and queer history. Recovering the world of Miami’s old saloons, brothels, immigration checkpoints, borders, nightclubs, bars, and cruising sites, Capó makes clear how critical gender and sexual transgression is to understanding the city and the broader region in all its fullness.
Editions of Welcome to Fairyland
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9781469635194
- Paperback
- ISBN 9781469635200
- EBook
- ISBN 9781469635224
- EBook
- ISBN 9798890853134
- EBook
- ISBN 9781469635217
- PDF
- ISBN 9798890853127
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Poised on the edge of the United States and at the center of a wider Caribbean world, today’s Miami is marketed as an international tourist hub that embraces gender and sexual difference. As Julio Capó Jr. shows in this fascinating history, Miami’s transnational connections reveal that the city has been a queer borderland for over a century. In chronicling Miami’s queer past from its 1896 founding through 1940, Capó shows the multifaceted ways gender and sexual renegades made the city their own.
Drawing from a multilingual archive, Capó unearths the forgotten history of “fairyland,” a marketing term crafted by boosters that held multiple meanings for different groups of people. In viewing Miami as a contested colonial space, he turns our attention to migrants and immigrants, tourism, and trade to and from the Caribbean — particularly the Bahamas, Cuba, and Haiti — to expand the geographic and methodological parameters of urban and queer history. Recovering the world of Miami’s old saloons, brothels, immigration checkpoints, borders, nightclubs, bars, and cruising sites, Capó makes clear how critical gender and sexual transgression is to understanding the city and the broader region in all its fullness.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Welcome to Fairyland about?
Poised on the edge of the United States and at the center of a wider Caribbean world, today’s Miami is marketed as an international tourist hub that embraces gender and sexual difference. As Julio Capó Jr. shows in this fascinating history, Miami’s transnational connections reveal that the city has been a queer borderland for over a century. In chronicling Miami’s queer past from its 1896 founding through 1940, Capó shows the multifaceted ways gender and sexual renegades made the city their own.
Drawing from a multilingual archive, Capó unearths the forgotten history of “fairyland,” a marketing term crafted by boosters that held multiple meanings for different groups of people. In viewing Miami as a contested colonial space, he turns our attention to migrants and immigrants, tourism, and trade to and from the Caribbean — particularly the Bahamas, Cuba, and Haiti — to expand the geographic and methodological parameters of urban and queer history. Recovering the world of Miami’s old saloons, brothels, immigration checkpoints, borders, nightclubs, bars, and cruising sites, Capó makes clear how critical gender and sexual transgression is to understanding the city and the broader region in all its fullness.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Welcome to Fairyland?
Society and Social Sciences > Society and culture: general > Social groups, communities and identities > LGBTQIA+ Studies / topics
Where can I read a sample of Welcome to Fairyland?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9781469635194
How long is Welcome to Fairyland and how many pages does it have?
Welcome to Fairyland has 400 page(s)
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Welcome to Fairyland?
Julio Capó
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Welcome to Fairyland is available as hardcover(ISBN 9781469635194) and paperback(ISBN 9781469635200) and ebook(ISBN 9781469635224) and ebook(ISBN 9798890853134) and ebook(ISBN 9781469635217) and pdf(ISBN 9798890853127)
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