Full Description
Queer ideas have unsettled other forms of exploring gender and sexuality in particular feminism and feminists have been significant critics. This book explores the debates between feminist and queer theorizing to seek out interconnections and identify new directions in thinking about sexuality and gender that may emerge out of and at the interface.
Contents
Acknowledgements Notes on Contributors IntroductionIntersections of Feminist and Queer Debates; J.McLaughlin, M.E.Casey & D.Richardson Bordering Theory; D.Richardson Heterosexuality, Sexuality and Gender: Re-thinking the Intersections; S.Jackson The Return of the Material: Cycles of Theoretical Fashion in Lesbian, Gay and Queer Studies; J.McLaughlin On the Evolution of Queer Studies: Lesbian Feminism, Queer Theory and Globalization; L.Garber Boys will be bois? Or Transgender Feminism and the Forgetful Fish; J.Halberstam The Value of a Second Skin; R.Hennessy Refiguring the Family: Toward a Post-Queer Politics of Gay and Lesbian Marriage; C.Meeks & A.Stein Practically between Post-Menopause and Post-Modern; A.R.Wilson References Index
