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Authors: Iain Morland (Editor), Annabelle Willox
ISBN-13: 9781403916938, ISBN-10: 1403916934
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Date Published: February 2005
Edition: (Non-applicable)

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Author Biography: Iain Morland

Iain Morland is a doctoral candidate in English Literature at Royal Holloway, University of London.

Annabelle Willox has taught at Cardiff and Glamorgan Universities.

Book Synopsis

What is queer theory? What does it do? Is queer theory only for queers? This vibrant anthology of ground breaking work by influential scholars, activists, performers, and visual artists is essential reading for anyone with an interest in sexuality studies. The fifteen articles--including one from Judith Butler, as well as an engaging introduction--map, contextualize, and challenge queer theory's project both within and beyond the academy. Summaries and suggestions for further reading make the volume an ideal course textbook.

Table of Contents

1Introduction1
2From here to queer : radical feminism, postmodernism, and the lesbian menace6
3Gay men, lesbians, and sex : doing it together22
41,112 and counting28
5The leather daddy and the femme40
6The return to biology54
7Intersex activism, feminism and psychology70
8Axiomatic81
9A brief, slanted history of 'homosexual' activity96
10Gender fucking or fucking gender?115
11GenderFusion130
12Contagious word : a paranoia and 'homosexuality' in the military142
13I'd rather be the princess than the queen! : mourning Diana as a gay icon158
14Identity judgements, queer politics171
15Afterword187

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