De-centring Sexualities by Richard Phillips; Diane Watt; David Shuttleton

Politics and Representations Beyond the Metropolis

This book of critical rural geography breaks new ground by drawing attention to sex and sexualities outside the metropolis. It explores sexualities and sexual experiences in a variety of rural and marginal spaces, with international contributions from literary and cultural studies, lesbian and gay studies, geography, history and law. Topics include a lesbian in rural England, sexual life in rural Wales, sexuality in rural South Africa, scandal in the American South (sex, race and politics), nature and homosexuality in literature, Derry/Londonderry as a sexual space, and how 'country folk' are sexualised in popular culture.

Details

ISBN9780415194662
SeriesCritical Geographies
Copyright Date2000
Publication DateDecember 23, 2000
PublisherRoutledge
FormatPaperback
No. of Pages301
LanguageEnglish
NotesEdited by Richard Phillips, Diane Watt and David Shuttleton. Critical Geographies series. Includes a chapter on lesbian life in rural England.
GenreAnthology - Nonfiction; LGBT Studies/Social Sciences
SubjectPsychology