ISBN: 1438427522

Provocative take on the negative effects of increasing queer visibility and assimilation on the lives of queer people and politics in the U.S.In television shows such as Queer Eye for t… Plus…

Provocative take on the negative effects of increasing queer visibility and assimilation on the lives of queer people and politics in the U.S.In television shows such as Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, and movies like Brokeback Mountain, as well as gay young adult novels and other media coverage of queer people-including the outing of several prominent Republicans-queer lives are becoming more visible in the media and in U.S. culture more generally. How does the increasing visibility of queer subjects within mainstream culture affect possibilities for radical and transformative queer activism? Provocative and challenging, W. C. Harris argues that rather than simply being a cause for celebration, this "mainstreaming" of queer lives may have as many negative effects as positive ones for contemporary gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people. Harris builds on the work of queer and political theorists such as Eve Sedgwick, David Halperin, Michael Warner, and Wendy Brown to examine the side effects that can be generated when queers assimilate, and argues for a reinvigorated queer essentialism in order to claim a separate and visible political and activist space within U.S. culture."Queer Externalities is everything a queer intervention should be: gutsy, irreverent, and thoroughly enjoyable! W. C. Harris never fails to surprise, provoke, and entertain." - Donald E. Hall, author of Reading Sexualities: Hermeneutic gay and lesbian,nonfiction,politics and social sciences,social sciences,specific demographics Gay & Lesbian, State University of New York Press<

ISBN: 9781438427522

In television shows such as Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, and movies like Brokeback Mountain, as well as gay young adult novels and other media coverage of queer people--including the o… Plus…

In television shows such as Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, and movies like Brokeback Mountain, as well as gay young adult novels and other media coverage of queer people--including the outing of several prominent Republicans--queer lives are becoming more visible in the media and in U.S. culture more generally. How does the increasing visibility of queer subjects within mainstream culture affect possibilities for radical and transformative queer activism? Provocative and challenging, W. C. Harris argues that rather than simply being a cause for celebration, this "mainstreaming" of queer lives may have as many negative effects as positive ones for contemporary gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people. Harris builds on the work of queer and political theorists such as Eve Sedgwick, David Halperin, Michael Warner, and Wendy Brown to examine the side effects that can be generated when queers assimilate, and argues for a reinvigorated queer essentialism in order to claim a separate and visible political and activist space within U.S. culture. Queer Externalities: Hazardous Encounters in American Culture Harris, W. C. / Burack, Cynthia / Josephson, Jyl J., State University of New York Press<

2016, ISBN: 9781438427522

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West. Hardcover. 0314195955 PLEASE READ! No CD Included. Access code may be previously used. Heavy wear, wrinkling, creasing or tears on cover and spine.Heavy writing and highlighting. C… Plus…

West. Hardcover. 0314195955 PLEASE READ! No CD Included. Access code may be previously used. Heavy wear, wrinkling, creasing or tears on cover and spine.Heavy writing and highlighting. Cover has used book stickers or residue. Marker on cover or bottom edge of book. Book may have additional damage or defects not listed above. . Fair., West, State University of New York Pre, 2009-09-10. Paperback. VeryGood. Books International Dec 2016:Jessica, State University of New York Pre, 2009-09-10<