It’s been about 15 years since I read Samuel Delany’s Times Square Red, Times Square Blue, but I read it multiple times and wrote a paper or two which were heavily influenced by it.
This post reminded me of it. You might find it an interesting read. Times Square Red, the second half, is about strong and weak social networks (particularly in urban environments) and how they function.
Just a heads-up: the first half is quite sexually graphic—it’s a pretty explicit memoir of Delany’s time in the Times Square porn theaters and the subculture of gay/homosocial sex and relationships that flourished there. It’s pretty raunchy : )
It’s been about 15 years since I read Samuel Delany’s Times Square Red, Times Square Blue, but I read it multiple times and wrote a paper or two which were heavily influenced by it.
This post reminded me of it. You might find it an interesting read. Times Square Red, the second half, is about strong and weak social networks (particularly in urban environments) and how they function.
Just a heads-up: the first half is quite sexually graphic—it’s a pretty explicit memoir of Delany’s time in the Times Square porn theaters and the subculture of gay/homosocial sex and relationships that flourished there. It’s pretty raunchy : )