Annamarie Jagose’s seminal text Queer Theory: An Introduction offers a comprehensive and lucid overview of the evolution of sexual politics over the twentieth century. Tracing the trajectory of same-sex discourse, the book charts the shift from early homophile organizations to gay liberation and the potent interventions of lesbian feminism. Jagose explores how the reappropriation of the word ‘queer’ signaled a move away from rigid, essentialist categories of identity toward fluid, denaturalized understandings of gender and desire. Synthesizing the foundational insights of major theorists like Judith Butler and Michel Foucault, this volume deconstructs how normativity operates and examines the continuous political potential of queer destabilization.
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| ISBN: 9781877133251 |
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| Genre: Lesbian Studies; LGBT Studies/Social Sciences |
| Subject(s): LGBTQ+ Demographic Studies; Politics & Social Sciences; Social Sciences; Sociology |
| Publication Date: September 1997 |
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| Publisher: Otago University Press |
| Language: English |
| Format: Paperback |
| Pages: 152 |
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| Notes: Queer Theory: An Introduction (1996) by Annamarie Jagose is a foundational academic text that explicitly chronicles the history and evolution of same-sex politics. It dedicates significant analysis to the mid-century homophile movement, gay liberation, and specifically lesbian feminism/the women’s movement, detailing how lesbian activist frameworks shaped, challenged, and intersected with the development of contemporary queer theory. |
| Book_ID: 107989 |