Matt BrimJames Baldwin and the Queer Imagination

This book offers an exquisite exploration of complex narratives pertaining to sexuality, gender, and race. Brim's efforts at positioning Baldwin as a paradoxical, rather than quintessential, figure in black queer studies makes a powerful contribution to scholarship. I suspect that his conceptualization of "queer failures" and ruptures of the "unqueer" will deeply influence the course of queer studies. This book is a must read!