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Passing
María Carla Sánchez & Linda Schlossberg (Eds.)
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Description for Passing
paperback. Brings together theories of passing across a host of disciplines from critical race theory and lesbian and gay studies, to literary theory and religious studies Editor(s): Sanchez, Maria C.; Schlossberg, Linda. Series: Sexual Cultures. Num Pages: 283 pages, b&w. BIC Classification: HR; JFC; JFSK; JFSL; JMS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 385.
Passing for what you are not--whether it is mulattos passing as white, Jews passing as Christian, or drag queens passing as women--can be a method of protection or self-defense. But it can also be a uniquely pleasurable experience, one that trades on the erotics of secrecy and revelation. It is precisely passing's radical playfulness, the way it asks us to reconsider our assumptions and forces our most cherished fantasies of identity to self-destruct, that is centrally addressed in Passing: Identity and Interpretation in Sexuality, Race, and Religion.
Identity in Western culture is largely structured around visibility, whether in ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
NYU Press
Condition
New
Series
Sexual Cultures
Number of Pages
283
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780814781234
SKU
9780814781234
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About María Carla Sánchez & Linda Schlossberg (Eds.)
Maria C. Sanchez is Assistant Professor of English and Comparative Literature at San Diego State University. Linda Schlossberg is Lecturer and Assistant Director of Studies for the Women's Studies Program at Harvard University.
Reviews for Passing
Wigs, men's suits, and shocking posthumous disclosures: such are some stereotypical elements of passing lives. But this rich and stimulating collection maps a more varied territory of passing&38212;with its invisible differences, sly performances, and ‘chameleonic blood,' its compelled betrayals, fears of infiltration, and deeply desired poses. Passing details the terrors of such border crossings and the threats they pose to ... Read more