A review by sg94
Bodies of Evidence: The Practice of Queer Oral History by

informative reflective fast-paced

5.0

Oh, I loved this so much! The editors are excellent, the selection of interviewees is wide and varied which is greatly appreciated because books like these rarely cover much more than (usually white) cis gay men and one lesbian thrown into the mix. I love oral history and folklore of all kinds, and this is an excellent example of how to respectfully collect and frame it. The context for everything is given so it can easily be read even if you know very little about the community, and the interviewees are endlessly quotable and have a lot to share. All of it felt incredibly close and personal.