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The Queer Uncanny (Gothic Literary Studies) (University of Wales Press - Gothic Literary Studies)
Paulina Palmer
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Description for The Queer Uncanny (Gothic Literary Studies) (University of Wales Press - Gothic Literary Studies)
Hardcover. This volume investigates the roles played by the concept of the uncanny, as defined by Sigmund Freud and other theorists, in the representation of lesbian and male gay sexualities and transgender in a selection of contemporary British, American and Caribbean fiction published 1980-2007. Series: Gothic Literary Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK; JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 221 x 23. Weight in Grams: 422.
The Queer Uncanny: New Perspectives on the Gothic investigates the roles played by the concept of the uncanny, as defined by Sigmund Freud and other theorists, in the representation of lesbian and male gay sexualities and transgender in a selection of contemporary British, American and Caribbean fiction published 1980-2007. Novels by Christopher Bram, Philip Hensher, Alan Hollingurst, Randall Kenan, Shani Mootoo, Sarah Schulman, Ali Smith, Sarah Waters, Jeanette Winterson and other writers receive analysis in the context of queer theory and gothic critical writing. Topics discussed include: secrets and their disclosure, queer spectrality, the homely/ unhomely house, the ... Read more
The Queer Uncanny: New Perspectives on the Gothic investigates the roles played by the concept of the uncanny, as defined by Sigmund Freud and other theorists, in the representation of lesbian and male gay sexualities and transgender in a selection of contemporary British, American and Caribbean fiction published 1980-2007. Novels by Christopher Bram, Philip Hensher, Alan Hollingurst, Randall Kenan, Shani Mootoo, Sarah Schulman, Ali Smith, Sarah Waters, Jeanette Winterson and other writers receive analysis in the context of queer theory and gothic critical writing. Topics discussed include: secrets and their disclosure, queer spectrality, the homely/ unhomely house, the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Wales Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Series
Gothic Literary Studies
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Wales, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780708324585
SKU
V9780708324585
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About Paulina Palmer
Dr Paulina Palmer has now retired from a senior lectureship in English at Warwick University, where she helped establish the Women's Studies MA, she also lectured for the MA in Gender and Sexuality at Birkbeck, London University. Dr Palmer's publications include Contemporary Women's Fiction: Narrative Practice and Feminist Theory; Contemporary Lesbian Writing: Dreams, Desire, Difference; and Lesbian Gothic: Transgressive Fictions. ... Read more
Reviews for The Queer Uncanny (Gothic Literary Studies) (University of Wales Press - Gothic Literary Studies)
Palmer's argument is clear: the uncanny has provided fertile ground for writers attempting to negotiate the intricacies of the queer experience. For that reason, The New Uncanny is not only an interesting intervention in Gothic scholarship, but also to queer literary criticism. Proving that queer writing is very much in currency, Palmer manages to impress the urgency of such writing ... Read more