Queer theory, gender theory: an instant primer
"A one-stop, no-nonsense introduction to the core of postmodern theory, particularly its impact on queer and gender studies. Nationally known gender activist Riki Wilchins combines straightforward prose with concrete examples from LGBT and feminist politics, as well as her own life, to guide the reader through the ideas that have forever altered our understanding of bodies, sex and desire. This is that rare postmodern theory book that combines accessibility, passion, personal experience and app…
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- Full title :Queer theory, gender theory : an instant primer / Riki Wilchins.
Summary
"A one-stop, no-nonsense introduction to the core of postmodern theory, particularly its impact on queer and gender studies. Nationally known gender activist Riki Wilchins combines straightforward prose with concrete examples from LGBT and feminist politics, as well as her own life, to guide the reader through the ideas that have forever altered our understanding of bodies, sex and desire. This is that rare postmodern theory book that combines accessibility, passion, personal experience and applied politics, noting at every turn why these ideas matter and how they can affect your daily life."--Back cover
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- Publication Date:©2004
- Edition:First Magnus books edition
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Magnus Books
- Place of Publication:Bronx, New York
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:©2004
Notes
"First published by Alyson Books in 2004."
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (174 pages)
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781626010888, 1626010889
- oclc:ocn952583024
- LC Classification:HQ76.25
- Dewey Decimal:306.76
Table of Contents
Women's rights -- Gay rights -- Transgender rights -- Derrida and the politics of meaning -- Homosexuality : Foucault and the politics of self -- Foucault and the disciplinary society -- Can sex have opposites? -- Postmodernism and its discontents -- All together now : intersex infants and IGM -- Butler and the problem of identity -- GenderPAC and gender rights.
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