Publics and Counterpublics
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Zone Books
Published: October 1, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 334
ISBN-13: 9781890951290
Subjects: Cultural studies; Gay & Lesbian studies; Social theory; Sociology; Social Science; Gender Studies; Gay Studies; Social Science / Gay Studies; Mass society; Public interest; Social structure
Description: "By combining historical analysis, theoretical reflection, and extended case studies, Publics and Counterpublics shows how the idea of a public works as a formal device in modern culture and traces its implications for contemporary life. Michael Warner offers a revisionist account at the junction of two intellectual traditions with which he has been associated: public-sphere theory and queer theory.

To public-sphere theory, this book brings a new emphasis on cultural forms, and a new focus on the dynamics of counterpublics. To queer theory, it brings a new way of seeing how queer culture (among other examples) is shaped by the counter-public environment."--BOOK JACKET.