{"product_id":"prairie-fairies-a-history-of-queer-communities-and-people-in-western-canada-1930-1985-studies-in-gender-and-history","title":"Prairie Fairies: A History of Queer Communities and People in Western Canada, 1930-1985 (Studies in Gender and History)","description":"\u003cdiv id=\"bookDescription_feature_div\" class=\"celwidget\" data-feature-name=\"bookDescription\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-csa-c-content-id=\"bookDescription\" data-csa-c-slot-id=\"bookDescription_feature_div\" data-csa-c-asin=\"0802095313\" data-csa-c-is-in-initial-active-row=\"false\" data-csa-c-id=\"kkxkom-53nepd-1voyuz-hh9j6l\" data-cel-widget=\"bookDescription_feature_div\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-a-expander-name=\"book_description_expander\" data-a-expander-collapsed-height=\"280\" class=\"a-expander-collapsed-height a-row a-expander-container a-spacing-base a-expander-partial-collapse-container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-expanded=\"false\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ePrairie Fairies\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e draws upon a wealth of oral, archival, and cultural histories to recover the experiences of queer urban and rural people in the prairies. Focusing on five major urban centres, Winnipeg, Saskatoon, Regina, Edmonton, and Calgary, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ePrairie Fairies\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e explores the regional experiences and activism of queer men and women by looking at the community centres, newsletters, magazines, and organizations that they created from 1930 to 1985.　\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChallenging the preconceived narratives of queer history, Valerie J. Korinek argues that the LGBTTQ community has a long history in the prairie west, and that its history, previously marginalized or omitted, deserves attention. Korinek pays tribute to the prairie activists and actors who were responsible for creating spaces for socializing, politicizing, and organizing this community, both in cities and rural areas. Far from the stereotype of the isolated, insular Canadian prairies of small towns and farming communities populated by faithful farm families, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ePrairie Fairies\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e historicizes the transformation of prairie cities, and ultimately the region itself, into a predominantly urban and diverse place.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback,\u003c\/strong\u003e 528 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished by \u003c\/strong\u003eUniversity Of Toronto Press (May 2018)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e9780802095312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions: \u003c\/strong\u003e15.24 x 3.56 x 22.86 cm\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"globalStoreInfoBullets_feature_div\" class=\"celwidget\" data-feature-name=\"globalStoreInfoBullets\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-csa-c-content-id=\"globalStoreInfoBullets\" data-csa-c-slot-id=\"globalStoreInfoBullets_feature_div\" data-csa-c-asin=\"0802095313\" data-csa-c-is-in-initial-active-row=\"false\" data-csa-c-id=\"ykag4c-2t54in-s1kpjc-7lhd9u\" data-cel-widget=\"globalStoreInfoBullets_feature_div\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"buyingOptionNostosBadge_feature_div\" class=\"celwidget\" data-feature-name=\"buyingOptionNostosBadge\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-csa-c-content-id=\"buyingOptionNostosBadge\" data-csa-c-slot-id=\"buyingOptionNostosBadge_feature_div\" data-csa-c-asin=\"0802095313\" data-csa-c-is-in-initial-active-row=\"false\" data-csa-c-id=\"ptof2v-hdcpg3-vsrz1x-1vrybu\" data-cel-widget=\"buyingOptionNostosBadge_feature_div\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"tellAmazon_feature_div\" class=\"celwidget\" data-feature-name=\"tellAmazon\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-csa-c-content-id=\"tellAmazon\" data-csa-c-slot-id=\"tellAmazon_feature_div\" data-csa-c-asin=\"0802095313\" data-csa-c-is-in-initial-active-row=\"false\" data-csa-c-id=\"se71yr-7m6hta-8c6acg-t0csp8\" data-cel-widget=\"tellAmazon_feature_div\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"celwidget c-f\" data-csa-op-log-render=\"\" data-csa-c-content-id=\"DsUnknown\" data-csa-c-slot-id=\"DsUnknown-5\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-csa-c-painter=\"tell-amazon-desktop-cards\" data-csa-c-id=\"fxwstu-697hcf-nngzi1-7rhj4m\" data-cel-widget=\"tell-amazon-desktop_DetailPage_4\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"CardInstanceBogjtdp0UWQE0Kd9VGgdwA\" data-card-metrics-id=\"tell-amazon-desktop_DetailPage_4\" data-acp-tracking=\"{}\" data-mix-claimed=\"true\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"UTP INC.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49107644023019,"sku":"114144","price":52.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0994\/8600\/files\/71wbH1pdZBL._SL1500.jpg?v=1784936325","url":"https:\/\/www.littlesisters.ca\/products\/prairie-fairies-a-history-of-queer-communities-and-people-in-western-canada-1930-1985-studies-in-gender-and-history","provider":"Little Sister's Book \u0026 Art Emporium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}