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The Invention of Heterosexality
Jonathan Ned Katz
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Description for The Invention of Heterosexality
Paperback. "Heterosexuality" is assumed to denote a universal sexual and cultural norm. This work challenges the common notion that the distinction between heterosexuality and homosexuality has been a timeless one. It reveals that as late as 1923, the term "heterosexuality" referred to a "morbid sexual passion". Num Pages: 298 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 414.
"Heterosexuality," assumed to denote a universal sexual and cultural norm, has been largely exempt from critical scrutiny. In this boldly original work, Jonathan Ned Katz challenges the common notion that the distinction between heterosexuality and homosexuality has been a timeless one. Building on the history of medical terminology, he reveals that as late as 1923 the term "heterosexuality" referred to a "morbid sexual passion" and that its current usage emerged to legitimate men and women having sex for pleasure. Drawing on the works of Sigmund Freud, James Baldwin, Betty Friedan, and Michel Foucault, "The Invention of Heterosexuality" considers the effects ... Read more
"Heterosexuality," assumed to denote a universal sexual and cultural norm, has been largely exempt from critical scrutiny. In this boldly original work, Jonathan Ned Katz challenges the common notion that the distinction between heterosexuality and homosexuality has been a timeless one. Building on the history of medical terminology, he reveals that as late as 1923 the term "heterosexuality" referred to a "morbid sexual passion" and that its current usage emerged to legitimate men and women having sex for pleasure. Drawing on the works of Sigmund Freud, James Baldwin, Betty Friedan, and Michel Foucault, "The Invention of Heterosexuality" considers the effects ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
298
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
Weight
413g
Number of Pages
305
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226426013
SKU
V9780226426013
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About Jonathan Ned Katz
Jonathan Ned Katz is the author of many books, including Gay American History and Love Stories: Sex Between Men Before Homosexuality, the latter published by the University of Chicago Press.
Reviews for The Invention of Heterosexality
"A superb and iconoclastic critique of the history of heterosexuality." - Richard Horton, New York Review of Books "Engaging... important.... Among the best books I have read on sexual identity.... It can change the way you think about sex and gender, about yourself, and about whom you might become." - Louise DeSalvo, Los Angeles Times "Lively and provocative." - Carol ... Read more