A Critical Introduction to Queer Theory:

Explores how sexuality, subjectivity and sociality have been discursively produced in various historical and cultural contexts The book begins by putting gay and lesbian sexuality and politics in historical context and demonstrates how, and why, Queer Theory emerged in the West in the late twentieth...

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1. Verfasser: Sullivan, Nikki (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Edinburgh Edinburgh University Press [2022]
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Zusammenfassung:Explores how sexuality, subjectivity and sociality have been discursively produced in various historical and cultural contexts The book begins by putting gay and lesbian sexuality and politics in historical context and demonstrates how, and why, Queer Theory emerged in the West in the late twentieth century. It goes on to provide a detailed overview of the complex ways in which Queer Theory has been practised. Topics covered include:RaceSadomasochism'Straight' sexFetishismCommunityPopular cultureTransgenderPerformativityEach chapter focuses on an issue or topic, provides a critical analysis of the specific ways in which it has been responded to by critics (including Sigmund Freud, Michel Foucault, Judith Butler, Jacques Derrida, Jean-Luc Nancy, Adrienne Rich and Laura Mulvey), and introduces key terms. Each chapter also discusses contemporary cinematic texts.Key FeaturesExtends current accounts of Queer Theory by analysing its relation to our everyday livesProvides historical overviews of key concepts such as heterosexuality, sadomasochism and fetishismUp to date coverage of issues and debatesExamples are taken from contemporary popular cultural texts such as films, documentaries and art projects
Beschreibung:Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 02. Mrz 2022)
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (240 pages)
ISBN:9781474472944
DOI:10.1515/9781474472944