Citation

Hardin M. J. Homosex. 2000; 40(1): 31-50.

Affiliation

Department of English, Bloomsburg University, PA 17815-1301, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2000, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1300/J082v40n01_02

PMID

11195665

Abstract

"What Is the Word at Logos College? Homosocial Ritual or Homosexual Denial in Don Delillo's End Zone?" investigates the homoerotic desire that, despite being culturally repressed, periodically surfaces in foothall. Given the highly closeted nature of American foothall, it is necessary to look at the puns, allusions, and interactions between the players to see how Don DeLillo has created a text that subtly exposes the homoerotics of male sport. In order to strengthen the connection between homoeroticism and football, I will show how football's invention and organization in America coincides with the construction of the homosexual subject. Football and other arenas for male-male play become enforced at the same time as desire begins to express itself; thus, football is the logical place in America to look for unresolved (and resolved) male homosexuality, and DeLillo does this skillfully.

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