Sexuality and Democracy Identities and Strategies in Lesbian and Gay Politics

Name: Sexuality and Democracy Identities and Strategies in Lesbian and Gay Politics
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ISBN: 9780748609581

ISBN-10: 074860958X

ISBN-13: 9780748609581

Edition: 2000

Authors: Momin Rahman

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Drawing on examples set by feminists, this textbook explores the problems of pursuing lesbian and gay political agendas within the present structure of democracy. Using an interdisciplinary approach, the author connects the analysis of lesbian and gay identities in sociology and cultural studies with the analysis of democracy in political theory. This paves the way for a consideration for the implications of sociological theories of sexuality for democratic theory and practice. Engaging with queer theory, the dominant perspective in the area of sexual identity and politics, the author offers a critique of many of the theorists - including Judith Butler and Diana Fuss-and directions within…

Book details

List price: $40.95
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Publication date: 4/15/2000
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 224
Size: 9.10" wide x 6.10" long x 0.70" tall
Weight: 0.770
Language: English



Acknowledgements


Introduction: The unhappy marriage of sexuality and democracy



Sexuality as identity



Understanding sexual subjectivity



Sexual subjectivity in social context



Que(e?)rying political identity



Exploring political strategies


Conclusion: Liberty or equality?


Bibliography


Index