ISBN:
0415960967
,
0203892143
,
9780415960960
,
9780203892145
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (xix, 320 p)
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2011 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Series Statement:
Routledge advances in sociology 41
Series Statement:
Routledge Advances in Sociology Ser.
Parallel Title:
Print version Queer Political Performance and Protest
DDC:
306.76/60973
Keywords:
Gay activists
;
Gays Political activity
;
Queer theory
;
Gays - Political activity - United States
;
Electronic books
Abstract:
This book examines the role of play in gay liberation and queer activism, and the ways in which queer notions of play have influenced a broad range of social movements
Description / Table of Contents:
Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Pleasure is a Resource: From Drag Marches to Global Justice Movements; 1 Play and World Making: From Berlin to the Black Cat; 2 Play as Pleasure: Gay Liberation and Movements for Sexual Freedom; 3 Play as Resilience: Eros Versus Thanatos in ACT UP; 4 Playing by Different Rules: DIY Experiments in Harm Reduction; 5 Play and Panic in the Neoliberal City: The AIDS Prevention Action League and SexPanic!; 6 Activism as Circus: From Street Carnival to Direct Action
Description / Table of Contents:
Conclusion: Reconsidering and Situating Play: From ACT UP to the Rude Mechanical OrchestraAppendix: Methodological Notes on the Study of Play and Pleasure in Social Movements; References; About the Author; Index
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
,
Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
