Anthology

Editor list: Castro Varela, M; Dhawan, N; Engel, A

Publication year: 2011

ISBN: 978-1-4094-0320-3

eISBN: 978-1-4094-0321-0

Edition: 1

Title of series: Queer interventions

Abstract: 

This book reflects on 'the political' in queer theory and politics by
revisiting two of its key categories: hegemony and heteronormativity. It
explores the specific insights offered by these categories and the ways
in which they augment the analysis of power and domination from a queer
perspective, whilst also examining the possibilities for political
analysis and strategy-building provided by theories of hegemony and
heteronormativity. Moreover, in addressing these issues the book strives
to rethink the understanding of the term "queer", so as to avoid
narrowing queer politics to a critique of normative heterosexuality and
the rigid gender binary. By looking at the interplay between hegemony
and heteronormativity, this ground-breaking volume presents new
possibilities of reconceptualizing 'the political' from a queer
perspective. Investigating the effects of queer politics not only on
subjectivities and intimate personal relations, but also on
institutions, socio-cultural processes and global politics, this book
will be of interest to those working in the fields of critical theory,
gender and sexuality, queer theory, postcolonial studies, and feminist
political theory.

Harvard Citation style: Castro Varela, M., Dhawan, N. and Engel, A. (eds.) (2011) Hegemony and Heteronormativity : Revisiting 'The Political' in Queer Politics. 1. Hampshire: Ashgate

APA Citation style: Castro Varela, M., Dhawan, N., & Engel, A. (Eds.) (2011). Hegemony and Heteronormativity : Revisiting 'The Political' in Queer Politics. (1). Ashgate.