num_pages: 240
description: Explores the ways in which sexuality, subjectivity and sociality have been discursively produced in various historical and cultural contextsThe 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 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.
language: English
title: A Critical Introduction to Queer Theory
titlecomplete: A Critical Introduction to Queer Theory
genres: LGBT, Philosophy, Gender, Academia, Sexuality, Nonfiction, Theory, Academic, Queer, Queer Studies
ratings_count: 349
publisher: NYU Press