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Towards a Gay Communism: Elements of a Homosexual Critique
Mario Mieli
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Description for Towards a Gay Communism: Elements of a Homosexual Critique
Paperback. First publication in English of a groundbreaking book of revolutionary queer theory Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JFSK; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 135. .
First published in Italian in 1977, Mario Mieli's groundbreaking book is an early landmark of revolutionary queer theory - now available for the first time in a complete and unabridged English translation. Among the most important works ever to address the relationship between homosexuality, homophobia and capitalism, Mieli's essay continues to pose a radical challenge to today's dominant queer theory and politics. With extraordinary prescience, Mieli exposes the efficiency with which capitalism co-opts 'perversions' which are then 'sold both wholesale and retail'. In his view the liberation of homosexual desire requires the emancipation of ... Read more
First published in Italian in 1977, Mario Mieli's groundbreaking book is an early landmark of revolutionary queer theory - now available for the first time in a complete and unabridged English translation. Among the most important works ever to address the relationship between homosexuality, homophobia and capitalism, Mieli's essay continues to pose a radical challenge to today's dominant queer theory and politics. With extraordinary prescience, Mieli exposes the efficiency with which capitalism co-opts 'perversions' which are then 'sold both wholesale and retail'. In his view the liberation of homosexual desire requires the emancipation of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Pluto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745399515
SKU
V9780745399515
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About Mario Mieli
Mario Mieli was a leading figure in the Italian gay movement of the 1970s, respected as one of the movement's most profound intellectuals. He committed suicide in 1983 at the age of 30. His work Towards a Gay Communism (Pluto, 2018) was considered a controversial classic of the era.
Reviews for Towards a Gay Communism: Elements of a Homosexual Critique
'A just and timely tribute to one of theory's forgotten stars'
TANK 'Mieli was ahead of his time... Towards a Gay Communism belongs to a visionary tradition of ecstatic utopianism... A fascinating document of its departed moment, but also as renewable inspiration for our contemporary desire to envision a future that is foreign to today'
Tim Dean 'An ... Read more
TANK 'Mieli was ahead of his time... Towards a Gay Communism belongs to a visionary tradition of ecstatic utopianism... A fascinating document of its departed moment, but also as renewable inspiration for our contemporary desire to envision a future that is foreign to today'
Tim Dean 'An ... Read more