Edition |
Paperback edition. |
Description |
xviii, 192 pages ; 23 cm |
Note |
Originally published in hardback 2006. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages xiii-xiv, 174-188) and index. |
Contents |
Bordering theory / Diane Richardson -- Heterosexuality, sexuality, and gender : re-thinking the intersections / Stevi Jackson -- The return of the material : cycles of theoretical fashion in lesbian, gay, and queer studies / Janice McLaughlin -- On the evolution of queer studies : lesbian feminism, queer theory, and globalization / Linda Garber -- Boys will be ... bois? : or, Transgender feminism and forgetful fish / Judith Halberstam -- The value of a second skin / Rosemary Hennesy -- Refiguring the family : towards a post-queer politics of gay and lesbian marriage / Chet Meeks and Arlene Stein -- Practically between post-menopause and post-modern / Angelia Wilson. |
Summary |
The emergence of queer ideas has unsettled other forms of exploring gender and sexuality, in particular, feminism. In response, feminists have been significant critics of queer ideas. This book, through the contribution of important US and UK writers, explores the debates between feminist and queer theorizing in order to seek out interconnections between the two and identify new directions in thinking about sexuality and gender that may emerge out of and at the interface. How are questions of cultures and identities being reconfigured? What political communities and strategies are becoming possible and impossible in this context? What kinds of theoretical connections and alliances are being made? In addressing these and other questions the chapter authors explore themes such as: queer or feminist?; the distance between the global and local; bringing material and cultural analysis together; and the general legacy of feminism and queer theory. Now in paperback, the book also includes a new Preface by the editors that highlights the recent changes across feminist and queer studies. -- Back cover. |
Subject |
Homosexuality -- Philosophy.
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Homosexuality -- Philosophy. |
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Feminist theory.
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Feminist theory. |
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Queer theory.
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Queer theory. |
Indexed Term |
Gender studies. |
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Women's studies. |
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Gay & Lesbian studies. |
Subject |
Homosexuality. |
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Feminist theory. |
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Queer theory. |
Added Author |
Richardson, Diane, 1953-
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McLaughlin, Janice, 1968-
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Casey, Mark E.
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ISBN |
9780230296350 (paperback) |
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0230296351 (paperback) |
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9781403945310 (hardback) |
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1403945314 (hardback) |
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