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Semi queer : inside the world of gay, trans, and Black truck drivers / Anne Balay.
Author
Balay, Anne
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Format
Book
Language
English
Published/Created
Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, [2018]
Description
214 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
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Available Online
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Firestone Library - Stacks
HQ76.3.U5 B355 2018
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Truck drivers
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United States
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Social conditions
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Homosexuality in the workplace
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United States
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Women truck drivers
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United States
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Social conditions
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Transgender people
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Employment
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United States
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African American transport workers
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Social conditions
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Trucking
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United States
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Social conditions
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Gay people
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United States
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Women truck drivers
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United States
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Transgender people
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United States
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African Americans
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Truck drivers
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United States
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Summary note
Long-haul trucking is linked to almost every industry in America, yet somehow the working-class drivers behind big rigs remain largely hidden from public view. Gritty, inspiring, and often devastating oral histories of gay, transsexual, and minority truck drivers allow award-winning author Anne Balay to shed new light on the harsh realities of truckers' lives behind the wheel. A licensed commercial truck driver herself, Balay discovers that, for people routinely subjected to prejudice, hatred, and violence in their hometowns and in the job market, trucking can provide an opportunity for safety, welcome isolation, and a chance to be themselves--even as the low-wage work is fraught with tightening regulations, constant surveillance, danger, and exploitation. The narratives of minority and queer truckers underscore the working-class struggle to earn a living while preserving one's safety, dignity, and selfhood.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-207) and index.
Contents
Starting : whoop 'n' ride : why people choose trucking, and how they prepare
Rolling : sailboat races : the web of regulations that shape the work of trucking
Stopping : getting loaded : customers, shippers, receivers
Rolling : drag and fly : race, racism, and trucking
Stopping : Jesus, take the wheel : road accidents, PTSD, and fear
Rolling : grabbing gears : the appeal of constant motion, especially to gay, black, and trans drivers
Stopping : the pickle park : truck stops and rest areas
Rolling : draggin' ass : persistence and endurance are working-class values
Stopping : what's your twenty? : Locating the queer trucker's body.
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ISBN
9781469647098 (hardcover ; : alkaline paper)
1469647095 (hardcover ; : alkaline paper)
LCCN
2018008644
OCLC
1028608890
Other standard number
99978032494
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