Times Square Red, Times Square Blue
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Times Square Red, Times Square Blue is a non-fiction book written by famed science fiction author Samuel R. Delany and published in 1999 by the New York University Press. The book is a compilation of two separate essays: Times Square Blue, and ...Three, Two, One, Contact: Times Square Red.
[edit] Times Square Blue
Times Square Blue is a first-hand narrative of Delany's (often referred to as "Chip", or occasionally "the Professor") sexual exploits in Time Square's pornographic movie theatres with other men (some homosexual, some heterosexual) from 1960 through the mid-1990s. He also describes, in detail, his relationships with these men in, and outside of, the theatres.
[edit] ...Three, Two, One, Contact: Times Square Red
The second essay in the book discusses the nature of social relationships within the realm of urban studies. Delany proposes two kinds of relationships: "contact" and "networking", and analyzes the content and benefits of each. He also refers extensively to Jane Jacobs' The Death and Life of Great American Cities.
[edit] Bibliography
- [1999] (2001) Times Square Red, Times Square Blue, (paperback), New York: New York University Press. ISBN 0-8147-1919-8.
