An exciting and original account of latevictorian aestheticism that joins intellectual history, close reading, and queer theory. Dr greenough, whose research focuses on gender, sexuality, identity and queer studies in religion, talked about the themes which inspired the. When friedman says, aestheticism is one of queer theory s unacknowledged ancestors, he is not denying the decades of groundbreaking scholarship that has explored the queerness of aestheticism 5. We spoke to a few queer theory aficionados and came up with this list of 20 mustread queer theory texts. To be referred to as queer meant a person was a symbol of perversion, disdain, sickness, and absurdity. Why the bionic woman resonates with queer, feminist audiences. Queer theory and theorists the ashgate research companion to queer theory by noreen giffney. Nicholas wolterstorff is noah porter professor emeritus of philosophical theology at yale university. Queer theory is a rapidly growing field in the critical theory tradition. Apr 02, 2021 poor queer studies is essential for all of those who care about the state of higher education and building a more equitable academy. Queer theology provides a helpful survey of queer theology as practiced so far, including an assessment of the most popular arguments for inclusion, an introduction to queer theory, and an exploration of the late marcella althausreids queerindecent theology, which speaks of money, sex, and theology together.
If you have ever wanted to be a leather daddy, been puzzled by performativity, tried to measure bisexuality, or wondered whether diana, princess of wales could be a gay icon, queer theory is required reading. Read queer theory books like mad for foucault and reorienting writing studies with a free trial. Why the bionic woman resonates with queer, feminist. Queer theory cinema and media studies oxford bibliographies. The indepth, diverse, and accessible essays in queer game studies use queerness to challenge the ideas that have dominated gaming discussions. Background queer theory libguides at university of. The term can have various meanings depending upon its usage, but has broadly been associated with the study and theorisation of gender and sexual practices that exist outside of heterosexuality, and which challenge the notion that. This chapter provides an overview of queer theory, along with examples of how we and others have applied queer theory in social psychology research.
Instead of reasoning about transcendental conditions of knowledge, wolterstorff suggests that knowledge and our knowing faculties are not the subject of our research but have to be seen as its starting point. Halberstam is my favorite theorist and excels pulling challenging ideas from the least challenging material. Queer theory is a field of critical theory that emerged in the early 1990s out of queer studies often, formerly, gay and lesbian studies and womens studies. Published in international handbook of research of arts. Wolterstorff s answer, which is a qualified yes, comes with reasons and distinctions that will now have to be considered by anyone discussing the question. Gender studies and queer theory purdue writing lab. Guide for lgbtq research at rutgers universitycamden. Often examining the intersection of capitalism, gender, heterosexism and the state, queer theory is constantly seeking to break down norms and question the status quo. From practice to theory and back ver beek, kurt, wolterstorff, nicholas p. In german, paulairene villa braslavsky has written extensively on qt.
Yes, i can flourish both in my tenured academic discipline queer theory and english literature and culture and in my church. The archaeology of rights, fusion of narrative with theory. Queer theory is entering the literary mainstream the new. Against narratives that emphasize queer fragmentation, marginalization, and social determination, friedman tells a story in which autonomy and freedom are given center stage. Appreciation, ethics, and politics socially critical aesthetic theories, including feminism, multiculturalism, orientalism, colonialism, and queer theory merge aesthetic and ethical concerns, and reject distancing oneself in the face of art. Peter drucker received his phd in political science at columbia university. Queer theory emerged from departments of literature, film, rhetoric, and critical studies in universities in the united states, united kingdom, and europe during the early 1990s, exemplified and inspired by the publication of two paradigmshifting books. The political and academic appropriation of the term queer over the last several years has marked a shift in the study of sexuality from a focus on supposedly essential categories as gay and lesbian to more fluid or queer notions of sexual identity. Black wholes and the geometry of black female sexuality, differences 6. Queering translation, translating the queer taylor.
This list still feels lacking, partial, but its a start, isnt it. Peter saunders, ceo, christian medical fellowship, answers the question what is queer theory. Gender studies and queer theory explore issues of sexuality, power, and marginalized populations woman as other in literature and culture. Jan 18, 2019 anyone interested in the current contours of queer theory and queer theology should read it. Affect theory animal studies food studies ocean studies surveillance studies disability studies economics environmental studies european studies eastern europe and russia history of europe gender and sexuality feminism and womens studies lgbtq studies queer theory sex and sexuality trans studies general interest biography, letters, memoirs. Sep 15, 2017 there are far more than 100 books by queer authors, of course, and far more than 100 mustread books by queer authors.
Warner is highly influential in the fields of early american literature, social theory, and queer theory. In queer theory, 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. Wolterstorff prefaces his systematic account of justice as grounded in rights with. This volume reveals the capacious albeit underappreciated communities that are making, playing, and studying queer games, demonstrating the centrality of lgbtq issues to the gamer world and establishing an alternative lens for examining this. Aug 23, 2019 emeritus yale philosopher nicholas wolterstorff lays out in compact but carefully reasoned format, an argument for the proper place of religious ideas in academic discourse. By virtue of its editorial design, this book aims to foster a selfreflective attitude in clinical readers about sexuality which historically has tended toward reification. Book recommendations, author interviews, editors picks, and more. Queer theory by iain morland, dino willox 9781403916945.
A prolific writer with wideranging philosophical and theological interests, he has written books on aesthetics, epistemology, political philosophy, philosophy of religion, metaphysics, and philosophy of education. Queer theory sex and sexuality trans studies general interest. Sedgwick developed along with judith butler, a professor at the university of california, berkley, is a prism through which scholars examine literary texts. Much of the work in gender studies and queer theory, while influenced by feminist criticism, emerges from poststructural interest in fragmented, decentered knowledge building nietzsche, derrida, foucault, language the breakdown of signsignifier, and psychoanalysis lacan. 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. While heteronormativity assumes that heterosexual ity and the relations of the binary masculine and feminine genders expected within it are secure and constant, queer theory is a discourse model. He is currently noah porter professor emeritus philosophical theology at yale university. Jan 31, 2017 queer establishes early on two major themes that occur throughout the book. Mar 12, 2021 queer theory by annamarie jagose, 1996, new york university press edition, in english.
He begins with a classic work by max weber, science as vocation, that argued that religious ideas, not being immediately accessible facts, should not be part of academic discourse but be relegated to the private and personal sphere of life. Nigel biggar 2010 studies in christian ethics 23 2. He is the former president of the central division of the american philosophical association and the author of numerous books and articles, including justice in love and lament for a son books mentioned below. What you need to know about the jen hatmaker lgbtq. The volume also stages, for the first time, a sustained clinical psychoanalytic engagement with queer theory. The combination of queer theory and religion has been happening for at least 25 years. Queer theory is one of the most contested and intellectually complex movements in contemporary sexual politics. Feminism and the subversion of identity butler 1990 and eve kosofsky sedgwicks.
Tracker encounters betrayal as well as surprising moments of intimacy as he navigates living as a queer person in a sexist, violent, and homophobic world. Wolterstorffs justice is the most impressive book on justice since rawls a theory of justice. Nikki sullivan, macquarie university, and author of a critical introduction to queer theory the book will be accessible to a wide range of readers, but also does a great service towards pushing the envelope of queer theory, and presenting the keen theoretical insights that queer theory allows us. Praise the queer art of failure is a surprisingly fun read, and more than once i laughed out loud, which is a pretty unusual response to a queer theory text. The small book of hip checks on queer gender, race, and writing. Rights and wrongs, nicholas wolterstorff researchonline. Approaches to literature queer theory macmillan higher.
Wolterstorff, reason within the bounds of religion. So begins this collection examining critical, indigenouscentered approaches to understanding gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer, and twospirit glbtq2 lives and communities and the creative implications of queer theory in native studies. May 15, 2020 my queer theory background, immersion in the writings of eve kosofsky sedgwick, judith butler, leo bersani, lee edelman, and others, and especially my investments in psychoanalytic theory give me. In this epic fantasy set in an africainspired world, a man renowned for his sense of smell sets out to track a lost boy. Discover the best queer theory books and audiobooks.
Lugami, 202031639 gres 2, literary theory in teaching literature first semester, a. Academic announces new book about queer theology news. Queer theory reading list lgbtq center brown university. The severely outdated standard introduction that is the common metatext on queer theory is the book queer theory by annamarie jagose. Queer theory sex and sexuality trans studies general interest biography, letters, memoirs current affairs duke university gardening nc and regional u. In a fresh and vigorous manner, wolterstorff defends a conception. Literary modernism, queer theory, and the trans feminine allegory traces the use of the trans feminine as an allegorical figure, from the practices origins in nineteenthcentury sexology through writings in the fields of psychoanalysis, modernist fiction, and contemporary queer theory. She employs queer theory to dissect trinitarian discourse and the resonances found in contemporary christian thought between sexual difference and difference within the trinity. This book asks whether distinctively religious voices merit a place in the intellectual and educational practices of our universities. Be able to identify the key concepts and themes of queer theory. Yet queer is a category still in the process of formation.
Publication and the public sphere in eighteenthcentury america, established him as a leading scholar in early american literature, print culture, and public sphere theory. The editors, noreen giffney and eve watson, have chosen queer theory, a subfield of sexuality studies, as an interlocutor for the clinical contributors, because it is at the forefront of theoretical considerations of sexuality. Student book supply yale divinity school booklist fall semester 2000 required for purchase highly recommended, heavily used recommended op out of print, see instructor if a course is not listed here, the instructor did not provide the bookstore with a book. This website works best with modern browsers such as the latest versions of chrome, firefox, safari, and edge. Nicholas wolterstorff spoke about samesex marriage for the first. Learn from queer theory experts like lynne huffer and takayoshi. Student book supply yale divinity school booklist fall semester 2000 required for purchase highly recommended, heavily used recommended op out of print, see instructor if a course is not listed here, the instructor did not provide the bookstore with a book order or provided one too late for publication. Sep 28, 2017 the book begins with the editors introduction to the state of the field, providing an overview of both current and developing lines of research, and builds on this foundation to look at this research more closely, grouped around three different sections. The first edition 1976 of nicholas wolterstorffs reason within the bounds of. Tonstad critiques a broad swath of prominent christian theologians who either use queer theory in their work or affirm the validity of samesex relationships, arguing. In queer theory, annamarie jagose provides a clear and concise explanation of queer. Buy it here set in greenwich village, harlem, and france. A philosophers quest for biblical answers to key moral questions. Feminism and the subversion of identity by judith butler, epistemology of the closet by eve kosofsky sedgw.
Jan 01, 2005 where did it come from, and what does it do. If you have ever wanted to be a leather daddy, been puzzled by performativity, tried to measure bisexuality, or wondered whether diana, princess of wales could be a gay icon, queer theory is required. Odds are that youve probably heard through social media that popular christian womens author jen hatmaker in an effort to be compassionate and loving, came out in support of lgbt relationships. Nicholas paul wolterstorff born 1932 is an american philosopher and theologian. People such as john boswell began to examine the history of religious traditions with a queer eye, and soon after we had the indecent theology of marcella althaus ried. It looks like youre using internet explorer 11 or older. Case studies of queer translations and translators. Appreciation, ethics, and politics socially critical aesthetic theories, including feminism, multiculturalism, orientalism, colonialism, and queer theory merge aesthetic and ethical concerns, and reject distancing oneself. Wolterstorff builds upon the ideas of the scottish commonsense philosopher thomas reid, who approached knowledge from the bottomup. Historically, the term queer has been used to silence, suppress, and shame practices, identities, and values located outside of perceived social boundaries butler, 1993. He is the former president of the central division of the american philosophical association and the author of numerous books and articles, including justice in love and lament for a son books.
Nicholas wolterstorff is the noah porter professor emeritus of philosophical theology at yale university. This book concentrates on a number of concepts, namely identity, desire, pleasure, perversion, ethics and discourse. Not only does this book reflect the clarity and acuity of thought that characterize wolterstorffs. Matt brim is associate professor of queer studies in the english department at the college of staten island, city university of new york. It is also one of the most accessible books on queer art theory that ive read, if accessibility is one of your criterion.
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