Queer Race
Subtitle: Cultural Interventions in the Racial Politics of Queer Theory (Gender, Sexuality, and Culture)
Publisher: Peter Lang Publishing
Published: September 24, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 146
ISBN-13: 9780820470887
Subjects: Gay & Lesbian studies; Gay Studies; Gender Studies; Social Science; Gays; Homosexuality; Identity; Race awareness; Sociology
Description: "One of the first extended and theoretically informed investigations of queer theory's racial inscription, Queer Race understands race as inextricably sexualized, as sexuality is always racially marked. The book critically and playfully explores intellectual and political deployments of the term "queer," gay pornographic videos about South Africa, contemporary literary representations of interracial gay desire, the writings of Gloria Anzaldua, and Jeffrey Dahmer's criminal trial. Through these explorations, Queer Race charts a framework for understanding the "race" of queer theory that both tests queer theory's limits and suggests its future interrelations with anti-racist work."--BOOK JACKET.