Between men: English literature and male homosocial desire

At the time of its first appearance in 1985 Between Men was viewed as an important intervention into Feminist as well as Gay and Lesbian studies. It was an important book because it argued that "sexuality" and "desire" were not a historical phenomenon but carefully managed social...

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1. Verfasser: Sedgwick, Eve Kosofsky 1950-2009 (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Koestenbaum, Wayne 1958- (VerfasserIn eines Geleitwortes)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York Columbia University Press 2016
Ausgabe:Thirtieth anniversary edition
Schriftenreihe:Gender and culture
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Zusammenfassung:At the time of its first appearance in 1985 Between Men was viewed as an important intervention into Feminist as well as Gay and Lesbian studies. It was an important book because it argued that "sexuality" and "desire" were not a historical phenomenon but carefully managed social constructs. This insight (that actually originated with Michael Foucault) is often viewed as anti-humanist or post-humanist because it argues that men and women are simply the products of patriarchal power relations over which they have no control. By mobilizing Foucault's theories of the history of sexuality Sedgwick re-fashions Feminism and Gay and Lesbian Studies to make it seem as though Feminism and Gay and Lesbian studies are ideally situated to continue those interventions into the history of sexuality begun by Foucault
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (xxii, 244 Seiten)
ISBN:9780231541046