Queer Race: Cultural Interventions in the Racial Politics of Queer Theory: v. 3 (Gender, Sexuality, and Culture) - Softcover

Barnard, Ian

 
9780820470887: Queer Race: Cultural Interventions in the Racial Politics of Queer Theory: v. 3 (Gender, Sexuality, and Culture)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0820470880 ISBN 13: 9780820470887
Publisher: Peter Lang Publishing Inc, 2004

Synopsis

One of the first extended and theoretically informed investigations of queer theory's racial inscription, Queer Race understands race as inextricably sexualized, as sexuality is always racially marked. The book critically and playfully explores intellectual and political deployments of the term queer, gay pornographic videos about South Africa, contemporary literary representations of interracial gay desire, the writings of Gloria Anzaldúa, and Jeffrey Dahmer's criminal trial. Through these explorations, Queer Race charts a framework for understanding the race of queer theory that both tests queer theory's limits and suggests its future inter-relations with anti-racist work.

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About the Author

The Author: Ian Barnard was born and raised in South Africa, where he studied at the University of the Witwatersrand. He received his Ph.D. in English from the University of California, San Diego. His previous publications include many scholarly articles on queer theory, pedagogy, and South African literature and politics. He currently lives in Los Angeles, where he is Assistant Professor of English at California State University, Northridge.

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Publisher
Peter Lang Publishing Inc
Publication date
2004
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0820470880
ISBN 13 
9780820470887
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
146