Southern Decadence in New Orleans /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Smith, Howard Philips, author.
Imprint:	Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, [2018]
Description:	xiii, 261 pages ; 22 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Southern Decadence (Festival) -- History. Gay pride celebrations -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- History. Gay pride parades -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- History. Festivals -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- History. Festivals. Gay pride celebrations. Gay pride parades. Louisiana -- New Orleans. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11679288

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Other authors / contributors:	Perez, Frank, 1968- author.
ISBN:	9780807169537 0807169536
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.

Table of Contents:

Foreword / by Robert Laurent
A note on numbering and sources
Introduction: the quest for the pleasure-dome 1
Decadence takes the world, 2016: part 1
The birth of Southern Decadence, 1972-1980
The French Quarter gay community
The gaying of Decadence, 1981-1996
Southern Decadence and Carnival
Bar culture and the rise of Decadence
The AIDS crisis and community building
The juggernaut, 1997-2015
Decadence takes the world, 2016: part 2
The future of Southern Decadence
Afterword / by Maureen Block
Putting on the parade: interviews with Southern Decadence participants. Edward "Blanche" Norton ; Robert Laurent ; Lou Bernard Jr. ; Errol Rizzuto ; Greg Manogue (Miss Love)
Rip and Marsha Naquin-Delain ; The super 8mm films ; Early Southern Decadence invitations ; Master list of parades and grand marshals ; In memoriam.

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