Resisting sectarianism: queer activism in postwar Lebanon
by Nagle, John
The Middle East is often portrayed as oppressively patriarchal and homophobic. Yet, in recent years the region has become a vibrant and important arena for feminist and LGBTQ activism. This book provides an insight into this emerging politics through a unique analysis of feminist and LGBTQ social movements in the context of Lebanon's postwar sectarian system. Resisting Sextarianism argues that LGBTQ and feminist social movements are powerful agents of political and social transformation in Leba…
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- Full title :Resisting sectarianism : queer activism in postwar Lebanon / John Nagle and Tamirace Fakhoury.
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The Middle East is often portrayed as oppressively patriarchal and homophobic. Yet, in recent years the region has become a vibrant and important arena for feminist and LGBTQ activism. This book provides an insight into this emerging politics through a unique analysis of feminist and LGBTQ social movements in the context of Lebanon's postwar sectarian system. Resisting Sextarianism argues that LGBTQ and feminist social movements are powerful agents of political and social transformation in Lebanon. Drawing on extensive ethnographic fieldwork, the book takes the reader inside these movements to see how they attract members and construct campaigns, forge alliances, and the multiple ways in which they generate important forms of resistance to, and change within, the sectarian system. The book also traces the strong obstacles that sectarian parties and religious authorities employ to weaken LGBTQ and feminist activism--back cover.
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- Publication Date:©2022
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Zed Books
- Place of Publication:London
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:©2022
The Physical Object
- Description:xii, 195 pages : : illustrations ; : 24 cm
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781786997999, 1786997991, 9781786998002, 1786998009
- oclc:on1259523990
- LC Classification:HQ76.3.L4
- Dewey Decimal:306.7660972
Table of Contents
'No homophobia, racism, sexism, classism' -- 'We are hated by everyone' : sexuality and sectariansim -- 'The law prosecutes the weakest' : the rise of the LGBTQ movement -- 'What kind of relationship can be considered contrary to nature?' : contesting criminalization -- 'I exist' : the politics of ambiguous visibility and pride -- 'LGBT is at the bottom of our list' : international actors and rights -- 'We have always been there' : tactical alliances and protest spaces -- Conclusion: Contesting sectarianism.
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