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The Gay '90s. Disciplinary and Interdisciplinary Formations in Queer Studies.
Carol Siegel
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Description for The Gay '90s. Disciplinary and Interdisciplinary Formations in Queer Studies.
Paperback. Queer theory arose as a challenge to the stability of sexual categories. But is queer theory in the 1990s in danger of becoming just another category of theoretical inquiry and just another academic discipline? This book demonstrates the extent to which contemporary queer studies involves practices of interdisciplinary reading and analysis. Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations, facsim. BIC Classification: JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
Queer theory arose as a challenge to the stability of sexual categories. But is queer theory in the 1990s in danger of becoming just another category of theoretical inquiry and just another academic discipline? As queer studies is being legitimated within American universities, what dangers and opportunities arise from the process of legitimation?
The essays in The Gay '90s address these questions in two distinct ways. The first section of the book, "Disciplinary Reflections," reflects upon the process of disciplinary formation as it affects lesbian and gay studies in the academy, contrasting older academic disciplines with newer, identity-based ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780814726730
SKU
V9780814726730
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99-50
About Carol Siegel
Thomas Foster is Professor of English at the University of Washington. Carol Siegel is Associate Professor of English at Washington State University, Vancouver and author of Lawrence Among the Women: Wavering Boundaries in Women's Literary Traditions and Male Masochism: Modern Revisions of the Story of Love. Ellen E. Berry is Associate Professor of English and Director of the Women's Studies ... Read more
Reviews for The Gay '90s. Disciplinary and Interdisciplinary Formations in Queer Studies.
"A welcome addition to the burgeoning field of Queer Studies."
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