Academic outlaws
Subtitle: queer theory and cultural studies in the academy
By: Author, William G. Tierney.
Publisher: Sage Publications
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Thousand Oaks, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 186
Subjects: Gay and lesbian studies; Culture -- Study and teaching (Higher); Gay teachers; Gays -- Identity; Gay culture
Description: Scholarly yet provocatively written, Academic Outlaws presents a comprehensive discussion of how life in academe is experienced by gay men and lesbian women. Using a narrative style that mixes autobiography, case study data, and fiction, author William G. Tierney provides timely insight into the challenges these people face in higher education and proposes an alternative process for redefining long-established cultural norms.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-180) and index.
Table of contents: title: A cartography of culture; title: Queer theory as cultural politics; title: Dining at the table of the norm; title: A world of five-second comments; title: Counterfeiting : the academic closet; title: Ashes; title: Queering the academy : structure and change; title: Looking back, looking ahead.