Deep Sniff

A History of Poppers and Queer Futures

Deep Sniff
Adam Zmith
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Paperback
h197 x 130mm - 180pg
14 Sep 2021 UK
International import eta 7-19 days
9781913462420
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Adam Zmith reveals the long history of the quick rush from sniffing poppers. 3, 2, 1. . . inhale, deep. From the Victorian infirmary and the sex clubs of the 1970s, poppers vapour has released the queer potential inside us all. This is the intriguing story of how poppers wafted out of the lab and into gay bars, corner shops, bedrooms and porn supercuts. Blending historical research with wry observation, Adam Zmith explores the cultural forces and improbable connections behind the power of poppers. What emerges is not just a history of pub raids, viral panics and pecs the size of dinner plates. It is a collection of fresh and provocative ideas about identity, sex, utopia, capitalism, law, freedom and the bodies that we use to experience the world. In Deep Sniff, what starts as a thoughtful enquiry into poppers becomes a manifesto for pleasure.
"A pharmacornucopia of sensory pleasures, Adam Zmith' s Deep Sniff is an entire queer curriculum opened up by poppers. " "Absorbing, riotous, keenly-researched and utterly celebratory, Deep Sniff is exactly the kind of queer history we need right now! Through the heady prism of poppers, Zmith explores the queer body with such curiosity and nuance - and explodes just how very political and ongoing the search for autonomous pleasure really is. " "A fascinating, joyful social and personal history of an underrated drug. Zmith manages to capture not just the intriguing story of poppers and their role in queer life, but also something of their ineffable chemical pleasure. "
Adam Zmith is a writer. He was the recipient of the London Writers Award 2019-20, and is the author of several shortlisted and published short stories. He is also one of the producers of The Log Books podcast, winner of Gold in the Best New Podcast category at the British Podcast Awards 2020.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9781913462420
Published: 14 Sep 2021
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Repeater Books
Publisher: Watkins Media
Format: Paperback
Height: 197mm
Width: 130mm
Pages: 180

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