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Description for Queer Studies
Paperback. * Brings together important essays that have helped to establish sexuality as one of the most vital areas of study in the humanities and social sciences. * Includes an introduction that comprehensively maps this newly emerging field, as well as provides a context for the pivotal scholarship included in the volume. Editor(s): Corber, Robert J.; Valocchi, Stephen. Num Pages: 272 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 190 x 15. Weight in Grams: 510.
Queer Studies: An Interdisciplinary Reader is a collection of essays that over the past two decades have helped to establish sexuality as one of the most vital and important areas of study in both the humanities and social sciences.
Queer Studies: An Interdisciplinary Reader is a collection of essays that over the past two decades have helped to establish sexuality as one of the most vital and important areas of study in both the humanities and social sciences.
- Brings together important essays that have helped to establish sexuality as one of the most vital areas of study in the humanities and social sciences.
- Includes an introductory essay by the editors that provides a context for this pivotal scholarship and promotes dialogue across disciplines.
- Discusses key issues in the field, including sexual politics, cultural ... Read more
- Functions as a primary text for introductory as well as advanced courses, as a general introduction to the field, and as a scholarly resource.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780631229179
SKU
V9780631229179
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99-50
About Corber
Robert J. Corber is Associate Professor of American Studies and Lesbian and Gay Studies at Trinity College, Hartford. He is author of In the Name of National Security: Hitchcock, Homophobia, and the Political Construction of Gender in Postwar America (1993) and Homosexuality in Cold War America: Resistance and the Crisis of Masculinity (1997). Stephen Valocchi is Professor and Chair ... Read more
Reviews for Queer Studies
"There is much here that is fascinating and adds to our knowledge of the multiplicity of ways in which people experience and live their sexualities." Sexualities "Refusing the easy collapse of queer studies into gay and lesbian studies, Corber and Valocchi offer scholars and activists a collection of essays that maps the complexities of non-normative desires as they are ... Read more