University of Illinois Press. Used - Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects. University of Illinois Press ISBN 0252068130 9780252068133 [US]

University of Illinois Press, Date: 1999-10-26. Paperback. Used: Good. 1999. University of Illinois Press ISBN 0252068130 9780252068133 [US]

ISBN10: 0252068130, ISBN13: 9780252068133, [publisher: University of Illinois Press, United States, Baltimore] Softcover This engaging collection poses the question, Can straight people think queer? Straight with a Twist offers a refreshing look at the relation between queer theory and critical examinations of the construction of heterosexuality. Seeking to proliferate the findings and insights of queer theory, contributors explore the issue of whether and how queer theory can speak for and include the straight. In some of the ways that men have learned from feminism to interrogate the construction of masculinity, straights are learning from queer theory to interrogate constructions of straightness, to question their place in those constructions, and to make critical interventions into the institutional reproduction of the heterosexual norm. Straight with a Twist responds to the formulations of some of the leading figures in queer theory, considers demonstrations of the queer in television programs ("Seinfeld," for example) and contemporary films, and explores to what extent and in what ways literary texts from Shakespeare to Dorothy Allison are open to queer interpretation. Committed to antihomophobic cultural analysis, Straight with a Twist aims to extend the reach of queer theory and humanize the world by making it "queerer than ever.". The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or ...

Paperback / softback. New. Offers a refreshing look at the relation between queer theory and critical examinations of the construction of heterosexuality. Seeking to proliferate the findings and insights of queer theory, this title explores the issue of whether and how queer theory can speak for and include the straight. ISBN 0252068130 9780252068133 [GB]

Univ of Illinois Pr, Date: 2000. Paperback. New. 290 pages. 9.00x6.25x1.00 inches. 2000. Univ of Illinois Pr ISBN 0252068130 9780252068133 [GB]

ISBN10: 0252068130, ISBN13: 9780252068133, [publisher: University of Illinois Press] Softcover
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