ISBN:
9781441624055
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1441624058
Language:
English
Pages:
Online Ressource (x, 251 p.)
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
Series Statement:
SUNY series in queer politics and cultures
Parallel Title:
Print version Queer externalities
DDC:
306.7660973
Keywords:
Gays Social conditions
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United States
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Gay and lesbian studies United States
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Gays Social conditions
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Gay and lesbian studies
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Gay and lesbian studies
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Gays Social conditions
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Gays ; Social conditions
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Social conditions
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Homosexueller
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Soziale Situation
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Homosexualität
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Medien
;
Gay & Lesbian Studies
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Gender & Ethnic Studies
;
Social Sciences
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SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Gay Studies
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Gay and lesbian studies
;
United States Social conditions
;
United States
;
United States Social conditions
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United States Social conditions
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United States
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USA
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Electronic books
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Electronic books
Abstract:
"In television shows such as Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, and movies like Brokeback Mountain, as well as gay young adult novels and other media coverage of queer people - including the outing of several prominent Republicans - queer lives are becoming more visible in the media and in U.S. culture more generally. How does the increasing visibility of queer subjects within mainstream culture affect possibilities for radical and transformative queer activism?" "Provocative and challenging, W.C. Harris argues that rather than simply being a cause for celebration, this "mainstreaming" of queer lives may have as many negative effects as positive ones for contemporary gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people. Harris builds on the work of queer and political theorists such as Eve Sedgwick, David Halperin, Michael Warner, and Wendy Brown to examine the side effects that can be generated when queers assimilate, and argues for a reinvigorated queer essentialism in order to claim a separate and visible political and activist space within U.S. culture."--Jacket
Abstract:
Introduction: A hazard of queer fortunes -- At the end of the rainbow : Q-topian literature and the lure of apolitical identities -- "In my day it used to be called a limp wrist" : flip-floppers, nelly boys, and homophobic political rhetoric -- Queer eye on the prize : homo hands and the activism of camping -- Broke(n)back faggots : Hollywood gives queers a Hobson's choice -- The IMs are coming from inside the house : recruitment, the closet, and the right -- Conclusion: Like a faggot from the ashes.
Description / Table of Contents:
Introduction: A hazard of queer fortunesAt the end of the rainbow : Q-topian literature and the lure of apolitical identities -- "In my day it used to be called a limp wrist" : flip-floppers, nelly boys, and homophobic political rhetoric -- Queer eye on the prize : homo hands and the activism of camping -- Broke(n)back faggots : Hollywood gives queers a Hobson's choice -- The IMs are coming from inside the house : recruitment, the closet, and the right -- Conclusion: Like a faggot from the ashes.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on print version record
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