A Critical Introduction to Queer Theory

Sullivan, Nikki

ISBN 10: 0814798411 / ISBN 13: 9780814798416

Editore: NYU Press, 2003

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This book begins by putting gay & lesbian sexuality and politics in historical context and demonstrates how and why queer theory emerged.

Product Description: "This book is a succinct, pedagogically designed introduction. As classroom text, Sullivan's work is heady with vibrant debate and slim heuristics; her intellectual clarity is stunning."— "Choice"A Critical Introduction to Queer Theory explores the ways in which 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. Sullivan goes on to provide a detailed overview of the complex ways in which queer theory has been employed, covering a diversity of key topics including: race, sadomasochism, straight sex, fetishism, community, popular culture, transgender, and performativity. Each chapter focuses on a distinct issue or topic, provides a critical analysis of the specific ways in which it has been responded to by critics (including Freud, Foucault, Derrida, Judith Butler, Jean-Luc Nancy, Adrienne Rich and Laura Mulvey), introduces key terms, and uses contemporary cinematic texts as examples.

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Titolo: A Critical Introduction to Queer Theory
Casa editrice: NYU Press
Data di pubblicazione: 2003
Legatura: paperback
Condizione: Very Good