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Names: Scott, Darieck, author.
Title: Keeping it unreal : Black queer fantasy and superhero comics / Darieck Scott.
Description: New York : New York University Press, [2021] | Series: Sexual cultures | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2021011567 | ISBN 9781479840137 (hardback ; alk. paper) | ISBN 9781479824144 (paperback ; alk. paper) | ISBN 9781479810956 (ebook) | ISBN 9781479811694 (ebook other)
Subjects: LCSH: African American superheroes. | African Americans—Race identity. | Fantasy—Social aspects. | Fantasy comic books, strips, etc. | Fantasy literature. | Queer theory.
Classification: LCC PN6714 .S384 2021 | DDC 741.5/352996—dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021011567
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