Sullivan 2003 a critical introduction to queer theory a. Collectively, the concepts take up a crosssection of scholarship that speaks to various political, epistemological, theoretical, methodological, and pedagogical concerns. Heavily influenced by the work of eve kosofsky sedgwick, judith butler, and lauren berlant, queer. This new take on queer theory explores the ways in which sexuality, subjectivity and sociality have. Sullivans book is at broad street books and also on reserve at olin along with a few other introductory guides to queer studies and queer theory, and all the recommended films in this syllabus. Isbn 9781626010895 other texts both readings and films will be available as downloadable or streaming files on the course website via moodle, designated with m before their. Explores the ways in which sexuality, subjectivity and sociality have been discursively produced in various historical and cultural contexts the book begins by putting gay and lesbian sexuality and politics in historical context and demonstrates how and why queer theory emerged in the west in the late twentieth century. Look at those discussions as well as the definitions. Postcolonial queer studies the university of new mexico. Queer perspectives in communication studies vary greatly, but they tend to share. Queer theory includes both queer readings of texts and the theorisation of queerness itself. Queer perspectives in communication studies oxford research. The book begins by putting gay and lesbian sexuality and politics in historical context and demonstrates how and why queer theory emerged in the west in the late twentieth century. The multiple definitions of queerare examined, to foster an understandingthe positions.
Queer approaches to film, television, and digital media. An introduction, annamarie jagose provides a clear and concise explanation of queer theory, tracing it as part of an intriguing history of samesex love over the last century, from midcentury homophile movements to gay liberation, the womens movement and lesbian feminism, to the reappropriation of the term queer. Jun 17, 2003 linnell secomb, department of gender studies, university of sydney a critical introduction to queer theory is a book i will be keeping on my shelves, and i would recommend it to students new to queer theory and queer textual analysis as a reference point from whence to begin their own explorations. We will focus on very recent work in queer studies much of it published after 2000 and, as a group of scholarteachers, think through what have emerged as some of the key issues, questions, and debates in this wing of gender studies. So heres what queer theorists most want you to understand. A critical introduction to queer theory explores the ways in which sexuality, subjectivity and sociality have been discursively produced in various historical and cultural contexts. What sullivan does extremely well is focus the reader on the fact that queer theory is a destabilizing force that refuses distinct categorization, which is one of the trickiest parts for new scholars to pin down.
Jan 01, 2003 this book offers a good, solid overview of queer theories, though sometimes the discussions are too brief to be very useful. Choice a critical introduction to queer theory explores the ways in which sexuality, subjectivity and sociality have been discursively produced in various historical and cultural contexts. Introducing queer theory in international relations. Pdf this chapter provides an overview of queer theory, along with.
The book begins by putting gay and lesbian sexuality and politics in historical context and demonstrates how, and why, queer theory emerged in the west in the late twentieth. Jan 28, 2015 queer theory grew out of feminism and gender studies in the 1990s in this theory the word queer is not necessarily a synonym for gay but rather a position that rejects conventions or mainstream expressions of all types of behaviour including sexuality and gender. The term queer theory was introduced in 1990, with eve kosofsky sedgwick, judith butler, adrienne rich and diana fuss all largely following the work of michel foucault among its foundational proponents. A critical introduction to queer theory in searchworks catalog. However, thi boos k doe nos t attemp tto stabilis the e mobil fiele d.
A critical introduction to queer theory by nikki sullivan edinburgh. Black wholes and the geometry of black female sexuality, differences 6. A critical introduction to queer theory is a book i will be keeping on my shelves, and i would recommend it to students new to queer theory and queer textual analysis as a reference point from whence to begin their own explorations. In april 2007 sgript cymru and the sherman theatre merged to create. The term describes a diverse range of critical practices. Queer theorys origin is hard to clearly define, since it came from multiple critical and cultural contexts, including feminism, poststructuralist theory, radical movements of people of color, the gay and lesbian movements, aids activism, many sexual subcultural practices such as sadomasochism, and postcolonialism. This book advances a broad constellation of critical concepts situated within the field of queer studies and education. Indeed suspicion about the ongoing usefulness of queer theory is a better measure of its viability than widespread institutionalization and normalization. Queer theory as a label for a new critical reading practice means at least three different things. Queer theory emphasises the fluid and humanly performed nature of sexuality or better, sexualities. Get a critical introduction to queer theory pdf file for free from our online library pdf file.
Queer theory is an indispensable tool for researchers asking questions about the roles of power, discourse, and knowledge in the development and sustenance of structural forms of domination. Jun 17, 2003 a critical introduction to queer theory is a book i will be keeping on my shelves, and i would recommend it to students new to queer theory and queer textual analysis as a reference point from whence to begin their own explorations. In this way, foucault challenged the prevailing trends in critical theory. Nikki sullivan, a critical introduction to queer theory. The book begins by putting gay and lesbian sexuality and politics in historical context and demonstrates how and why queer theory emerged in the west in. Background queer theory libguides at university of. Ecocritical entanglements katrina dodson bio atmospheric disturbances hang over our heads a heavy sense of urgency, a series of alarms that ring out a global chorus of catastrophic proportions.
Provides comprehensive coverage of the relevant issues within queer theory and incorporates provocative and highly contentious debates around sadomasochism, fetishism, and transgenderism. With regards to the problem of pinning down what it is, as with any similar term there is no clear answer, but the book follows a history of nonnormative identity that. Reclaiming queer thus offers a critical look at the rhetoric of queer activism, engages the history of queer theorys institutionalization and the politics of its proliferation, suggests a. Queer used to be a slang word for homosexuals and was used for homophobic abuse. Linnell secomb,university of sydney this book is a succinct, pedagogically designed introduction. A critical introduction to queer theory by nikki sullivan. Despite its ubiquity in critical social inquiry, queer theory remains one of the. Queer theorys origins are in lgbt studies which focus on sexuality and gender. This new take on queer theory explores the ways in which sexuality, subjectivity and sociality have been discursively produced in various historical and. Furthermore, annamarie jagose claims that queer as a critical theory focuses on. Queer theory is a part of the field of queer studies whose roots can be found in womens studies, feminist theory, and gay and lesbian studies, as well as postmodern and poststructuralist theories. This sense of queer theory s builtin obsolescence might be read as evidence less of queer theory s inevitable decline than its transitory and always transformational potential.
Its brilliance as a naming strategy lies in combining resistance on the broad. From other sources, i have found texts surrounding queer theory to be jargonriddled and sometimes impenetrable, but this critical introduction offers a clear and interesting overview of various aspects of queer theory. What is queer theory definition of queer theory define. A critical introduction to queer theory by nikki sullivan goodreads. See also david richters introduction to gender studies and queer theory in the critical tradition, ny. This new take on queer theory explores the ways in which sexuality, subjectivity and sociality have been discursively produced in various historical and cultural contexts. It soon distanced itself from those approaches due to disagreements with the stable identities that lgbt studies suggest.
Finally within the field of nonmonogamy activists woltersdorff locates a critical capacity opened up at the limits of neoliberalisms capacity to. A critical introduction to queer theory edition 1 by nikki. So depending on what exactly you are searching, you will be able to choose ebooks to suit your own needs. We will begin the course by developing a critical understanding of queer theory through reading foundational texts by michel foucault, judith butler, eve. Queer theory introduction sex aint as simple as restroom signs suggest. Sullivans a critical introduction to queer theory 2003, and robert. Pdf queer theory is an indispensable tool for researchers asking. Queer theory is a field of poststructuralist critical theory that emerged in the early 1990s out of the fields of queer studies and womens studies. A critical introduction to queer theory nikki sullivan. Although accounting scholars have yet to think through fully the potential of queer theory, harding et al. Living with the tensions ken plummer university of essex published in the sage handbook of qualitative research edited by yvonna lincoln and norman denzin 3rd edition 2005 a revised edition is also published in the the 4th edition of this book 2011 failure to examine the conceptual structures. The palgrave handbook of critical social psychology.
Queer theory identify it as a significan schoot l o f thought, whic h those in pursuit of genera knowledgl shoule bde familia withr i, s to risk domesticating it, an d fixing it in ways that quee r theory resist fixins g itself. Jan 03, 2016 20 essential films for an introduction to queer cinema posted on january 3, 2016 january 3, 2016 by hector oyarzun what some critics called new queer cinema developed almost in pair with what theorists called queer theory. Queer theory s origin is hard to clearly define, since it came from multiple critical and cultural contexts, including feminism, poststructuralist theory, radical movements of people of color, the gay and lesbian movements, aids activism, many sexual subcultural practices such as sadomasochism, and postcolonialism. Wgss 392q introduction to queer theory umass amherst.
The book begins by putting gay and lesbian sexuality and politics in historical context and demonstrates how and why queer theory emerged in the west in the late. As this course is not a survey of the full trajectory of queer theory, we will not read the classics of. Queer theory describes the school of thought that deals with sexual identity, human sexuality, and gender. Queer studies, queer theory, lesbian and gay studies, gender studies keep in mind that these entries are put up by anyone and then debated by everyone.
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