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Michael Bronski

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Michael Bronski

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1949-05-12 （United States）
Nationality
United States
Languages
English
Residence History
Cambridge, Massachusetts (since 1971)

Career

Occupations
Writer, Historian, Academic, Activist, Cultural critic
Active Years
1970-
Affiliations
Fag Rag Collective (former member), Good Gay Poets Collective (former member), Boston Gay Review (founding member), Dartmouth College (former senior lecturer), Harvard University (Professor of the Practice)
Memberships
Fag Rag Collective, Good Gay Poets Collective, Boston Gay Review (founding member)

Awards

Bill Whitehead Award (Lifetime Achievement)
2017
Organization: Publishing Triangle
Result: 受賞
Lambda Literary Award
2012
Work: A Queer History of the United States
Organization: Lambda Literary
Result: 受賞
Stonewall Book Award
2012
Work: A Queer History of the United States
Organization: American Library Association
Result: 受賞
Lambda Literary Award (as editor)
1997
Work: Taking Liberties: Gay Men's Essays on Politics, Culture, & Sex
Organization: Lambda Literary
Result: 受賞
Lambda Literary Award (as editor)
2004
Work: Pulp Friction: Uncovering the Golden Age of Gay Male Pulps
Organization: Lambda Literary
Result: 受賞
AIDS Action Committee Community Recognition Award
1995
Organization: AIDS Action Committee
Result: 受賞
Cambridge Lavender Alliance Lifetime Achievement Award (journalism)
1996
Organization: Cambridge Lavender Alliance
Result: 受賞
Stonewall Award (Anderson Prize Foundation)
1999
Organization: Anderson Prize Foundation
Result: 受賞
Leadership Award (Dartmouth Gay and Lesbian Alumni Association)
2004
Organization: Dartmouth Gay and Lesbian Alumni Association
Result: 受賞
Dartmouth College Distinguished Lecturer Award
2008
Organization: Dartmouth College
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Culture Clash: The Making of Gay Sensibility

1984 Non-fiction, cultural history

An early important work discussing the formation of gay cultural sensibility, examining gay experience in cultural and political contexts.

Gay cultureSocial history of homosexualityCultural criticism

The Pleasure Principle: Sex, Backlash and the Struggle for Gay Freedom

1998 Non-fiction, commentary

Discusses sexuality and political backlash, examining the struggle for gay liberation and the role of pleasure.

SexualityPolitical backlashLiberation movements

Pulp Friction: Uncovering the Golden Age of Gay Male Pulps

2003 Non-fiction, research

A study uncovering the golden age of gay male pulp fiction, exploring its cultural significance and historical role.

Publishing historyPop cultureGay literature

A Queer History of the United States

2011 History, non-fiction

A comprehensive history re-examining United States history from an LGBT perspective, portraying queer presence and impact through key figures, events, and movements.

LGBT historySocial movementsReexamination of history

You can tell just by looking: and 20 other myths about LGBT life and people

2013 Non-fiction, myth-busting

A co-authored book listing common misconceptions and myths about LGBT people and critically examining them to promote accurate understanding.

Correcting misconceptionsSocial perceptionEducation

Considering Hate: Violence, Goodness, and Justice in American Culture and Politics

2015 Commentary, political culture

A co-authored examination of violence, goodness, and structures of hate within American culture and politics.

ViolenceJusticePolitical culture

A Queer History of the United States for Young People

2019 Youth history, non-fiction

An accessible adaptation of A Queer History aimed at young readers, introducing queer history in a clear way.

EducationYouth historyLGBT history

Bibliography

  • Culture Clash: The Making of Gay Sensibility (1984)
  • The Pleasure Principle: Sex, Backlash and the Struggle for Gay Freedom (1998)
  • Pulp Friction: Uncovering the Golden Age of Gay Male Pulps (2003)
  • A Queer History of the United States (2011)
  • You can tell just by looking: and 20 other myths about LGBT life and people (2013)
  • Considering Hate: Violence, Goodness, and Justice in American Culture and Politics (2015)
  • A Queer History of the United States for Young People (2019)

Adaptations

  • BBC's Stage Struck: Gay Theater in the Twentieth Century (featured)
  • PBS's After Stonewall (featured)
  • Cinemax's The Hidden Führer: Debating the Enigma of Hitler's Sexuality (featured)
  • Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon (featured)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Scholarly yet accessible toneCombines cultural criticism with historical narrativeEvidence-based exposition with conversational explanation
Recurring Motifs
LGBT history and archival recoveryAmplifying community voicesIntersection of politics and culture

Legacy

Bronski has played a significant role in both LGBT scholarship and activism. Beyond academic contributions, his journalism and editorial work have helped document and disseminate queer history, earning him numerous awards.

Academic Societies

  • Dartmouth Gay and Lesbian Alumni Association

Archives

  • New York Public Library Digital Collections (holds photos and related items)

In Popular Culture

  • Featured or consulted in several documentary programs (BBC, PBS, Cinemax, etc.)

Trivia

  • Has lived in Cambridge, Massachusetts since 1971.
  • Was partner of poet Walta Borawski; Borawski died in 1994.
  • A Queer History of the United States won both a Lambda Literary Award and a Stonewall Book Award in 2012.
  • Has won multiple Lambda Literary Awards as an editor.