Queer Theory: An Introduction
Brand: NYU Press
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Dimensions: 5.75 x 0.5 x 8.75 inches
ISBN-13: 978-0814742341
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0814742343
Publisher: NYU Press
Print length: 156 pages
Publication date: February 20, 1997
subtitle: Paperback – February 20, 1997
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review: Editorial Reviews Review "Annamarie Jagose knows that queer theory did not spring full-blown from the head of any contemporary theorist. It is the outcome of many different influences and sources, including the homophile movement, gay liberation, and lesbian feminism. In pointing to the history of queer theory―a history that all too often is ignored or elided―Jagose performs a valuable service." -- Henry Abelove,co-editor of The Lesbian and Gay Studies Reader From the Back Cover In Queer Theory: An Introduction, Annamarie Jagose provides a clear and concise explanation of queer theory, tracing it as part of an intriguing history of same-sex love over the last century, from mid-century homophile movements to gay liberation, the women's movement and lesbian feminism, to the re-appropriation of the term "queer". Carefully interrogating the arguments of supporters and opponents of queer theory, Jagose suggests that its strength lies in its questioning of the very idea of sexual identities. Blending insights from prominent queer theorists such as Judith Butler and David Halperin, Jagose argues that queer theory's challenge is to create new ways of thinking, not only about fixed sexual identities such as heterosexual and homosexual, but also about other supposedly essential notions such as "sexuality" and "gender" and even "man" and "woman". About the Author Annamarie Jagose is Dean, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at the University of Sydney, and the author of Lesbian Utopics . Her novel In Translation won the PEN Award for Best First Fiction in 1994. Read more