ISBN:
9786613047588
,
9781409403210
,
9781283047586
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (XXVII, 195 S.)
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2011 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Series Statement:
Queer interventions
Parallel Title:
Print version Hegemony and Heteronormativity
DDC:
306.76
Keywords:
Queer theory
;
Heterosexism
;
Hegemony
Abstract:
This book reflects on 'the political' in queer theory and politics by revisiting two of its key categories: hegemony and heteronormativity. It explores the specific insights offered by these categories and the ways in which they augment the analysis of power and domination from a queer perspective, whilst also examining the possibilities for political analysis and strategy building provided by theories of hegemony and heteronormativity. By looking at the interplay between these two categories, this groundbreaking volume presents new possibilities of reconceptualizing 'the political' from a que
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; Contents; List of Figures; Notes on Contributors; Series Editor's Preface "X"; Foreword; Introduction Hegemony and Heteronormativity: Revisiting 'The Political' in Queer Politics; 1 Revisiting Contingency, Hegemony and Universality; 2 From the 'Heterosexual Matrix' to a 'Heteronormative Hegemony'; 3 Tender Tensions - Antagonistic Struggles - Becoming-Bird; 4 Normative Dilemmas and the Hegemony of Counter-Hegemony; 5 How Sam Became a Father, Became a Citizen: Scripts of Neoliberal Inclusion of Disability; 6 Signifying Theory_Politics/Queer?
Description / Table of Contents:
7 The Pleasures of Compliance: Domination and Compromise Within BDSM PracticeIndex;
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
,
Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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