Queer lovers and hateful others
Subtitle: regenerating violent times and places
By: Jin Haritaworn
Series: Decolonial studies, postcolonial horizons; Decolonial studies, postcolonial horizons
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 203
ISBN-13: 9780745330624; 9780745330617
Subjects: Gay rights; Homosexuality; Homophobia
Description: "Since 9/11, gay men and women have experienced relative liberation in parts of the Western world. Coinciding with queer and transgender mobilisations, contemporary queer identity is changing, homosexuality has become acceptable within the army and the police, and (heavily de-sexualised) images of same-sex affection have become mainstream. In Queer Lovers and Hateful Others, however, Jin Haritaworn challenges this progression by exposing what happens to this discourse when sexuality and the racial or religious 'Other' collide. He discusses how the sexual understanding of 'terror' has become increasingly prevalent across the globe in a destructive and overarching ideology. For example, he discusses how gendered images of Islam such as the veil and 'honour crimes' are circulated, largely unchallenged. He looks at movements on the ground, such as how anti-Islam activists have been able to mobilise existing notions of 'Muslim sexism' in order to mainstream a new discourse on 'Muslim homophobia'. Important, timely and innovative, this book provides an exciting engagement with pressing political issues regarding current trends within sexual and gender politics in the neo-colonial world order"--Publisher's description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 164-192) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : queer regenerations; title: Setting the scene; title: Love; title: Hate; title: Queer nostalgia; title: Conclusion : kiss good  morning, kiss good night; title: Epilogue : beyond the 'most homophobic'.