| Description |
153 pages ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 137-149) and index. |
| Contents |
1. Introduction -- 2. Theorising Same-Sex Desire. What is homosexuality exactly? The invention of homosexuality. Homosexuality and heterosexuality -- 3. The Homophile Movement -- 4. Gay Liberation -- 5. Lesbian Feminism -- 6. Limits of Identity -- 7. Queer. Homosexual, lesbian or gay, queer. The post-structuralist context of queer. Performativity and identity. HIV/AIDS discourse. Queer identity -- 8. Contestations of Queer -- 9. Afterword. |
| Summary |
In Queer Theory: An Introduction, Annamarie Jagose provides a clear and concise explanation of queer theory, tracing it as part of an intriguing history of same-sex love over the last century, from mid-century homophile movements to gay liberation, the women's movement and lesbian feminism, to the re-appropriation of the term "queer". Carefully interrogating the arguments of supporters and opponents of queer theory, Jagose suggests that its strength lies in its questioning of the very idea of sexual identities. Blending insights from prominent queer theorists such as Judith Butler and David Halperin, Jagose argues that queer theory's challenge is to create new ways of thinking, not only about fixed sexual identities such as heterosexual and homosexual, but also about other supposedly essential notions such as "sexuality" and "gender" and even "man" and "woman." |
| Subject |
Homosexuality -- Philosophy.
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Lesbianism -- Philosophy.
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Gay people -- Identity.
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Lesbians -- Identity.
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Queer theory.
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Gays -- Identity.
(OCoLC)fst00939278
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Homosexuality -- Philosophy.
(OCoLC)fst00959777
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Lesbianism -- Philosophy.
(OCoLC)fst00996526
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Lesbians -- Identity.
(OCoLC)fst00996559
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Queer theory. (OCoLC)fst01739572
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Homosexualität. (DE-588)4025798-8
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Lesbische Liebe. (DE-588)4035432-5
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Homoseksualiteit.
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Homosexualität.
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Lesbische Liebe.
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| Indexed Term |
Queer theory. |
| Other Form: |
Online version: Jagose, Annamarie. Queer theory. New York : New York University Press, 1996 (OCoLC)765733549 |
| ISBN |
0814742335 (cloth) |
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9780814742334 (cloth) |
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0814742343 (paperback) |
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9780814742341 (paperback) |
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