Inside/Out: Lesbian Theories, Gay Theories
ISBN: 9780415902373 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Lesbians and gays have gone from "coming out," to "acting up," to "outing," meanwhile radically redefining society's views on sexuality and gender. The essays in Inside/Out employ a variety of approaches (psychoanalysis, deconstruction, semiotics, and discourse theory) to investigate representations of sex and sexual difference in literature, film, video, music, and photography. Engaging the figures of divas, dykes, vampires and queens, the contributors address issues such as AIDS, pornography, pedagogy, authorship, and activism. Inside/Out...
Lesbians and gays have gone from "coming out," to "acting up," to "outing," meanwhile radically redefining society's views on sexuality and gender. Th...
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227,73 zł |
Forms of Desire: Sexual Orientation and the Social Constructionist Controversy
ISBN: 9780415904858 / Angielski / Miękka / 366 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Perhaps the foremost issue in the emerging area of inquiry known as lesbian and gay studies is the social constructionist controversy. Social constructionism is the view that the categories of sexual orientation are cultural constructs rather than naturally universal categories.
Forms of Desire brings together important essays by social constructionists and their critics, representing several disciplines and approaches to this debate about the history and science of sexuality. Perhaps the foremost issue in the emerging area of inquiry known as lesbian and gay studies is the social constructionist controversy. Social construc...
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238,09 zł |
The Gay and Lesbian Liberation Movement: Liberation Movement
ISBN: 9780415906487 / Angielski / Miękka / 226 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is one of the first books on the movement written specifically for introductory students. It examines gay and lesbian liberation from three different perspectives: as a sexual freedom movement, as a political movement and as a movement of ideas. Separate chapters treat gay culture, lesbian feminism and conflicts and debates within the movement. The book describes the historical roots of contemporary gay and lesbian liberation, its links to other progressive movements, and the impact of AIDS as well as the institutional homophobia and legal issues in some of the major gay and lesbian...
This is one of the first books on the movement written specifically for introductory students. It examines gay and lesbian liberation from three diffe...
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144,90 zł |
Reclaiming Sodom
ISBN: 9780415907552 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Reclaiming Sodom explores alternatives to thes force of the Sodomitic biblical narrative in Islamic, non-western, and western traditions, and discusses the ways in which sodomy calls into question normative definitions of sexuality and gender. The collection pursues the "pleasures and dangers" of these alternatives, and takes on Proust's refusal to imagine a social movement founded on the "stigma" of Sodom.
Reclaiming Sodom explores alternatives to thes force of the Sodomitic biblical narrative in Islamic, non-western, and western traditions, and...
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129,37 zł |
Perversions: Deviant Readings by Mandy Merck
ISBN: 9780415907927 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. First published in 1993. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
First published in 1993. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
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191,50 zł |
Negotiating Lesbian and Gay Subjects
ISBN: 9780415908337 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Locating Lesbian and Gay Subjects collects some of the papers from the Fifth Annual Lesbian and Gay Studies Conference. These essays are distinguished by their concern with a politics of location, shifting emphasis from gay and/or lesbian identity to the location of subjects in material experiences or events. Within this framework, the writers examine literature, art, psychoanalysis and personal experience. A number of the essays explore the role that specific racial and ethnic constructions play in the construction of gay men and/or lesbians, and conversely, the role of sexual identities in...
Locating Lesbian and Gay Subjects collects some of the papers from the Fifth Annual Lesbian and Gay Studies Conference. These essays are distinguished...
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103,49 zł |
A Family and Friend's Guide to Sexual Orientation: Bridging the Divide Between Gay and Straight
ISBN: 9780415912754 / Angielski / Twarda / 286 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A Family and Friend's Guide to Sexual Orientation helps individuals and families to bridge the divide between gay and straight, to heal wounds that often accompany individuals and families' negative feelings about lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, and transgendered persons. Consisting of thirty stories by individuals who have come to accept and embrace their own sexuality, twelve of the stories are by heterosexuals who, in addition to talking about their own sexuality, speak of the homosexuality of a loved one. The book also includes five personal...
A Family and Friend's Guide to Sexual Orientation helps individuals and families to bridge the divide betwe...
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543,59 zł |
A Family and Friend's Guide to Sexual Orientation: Bridging the Divide Between Gay and Straight
ISBN: 9780415912761 / Angielski / Miękka / 286 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This volume aims to help individuals and families bridge the divide between gay and straight, and heal the wounds that often accompany negative feelings about lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, and transgendered persons. The 30 stories, focusing on each individuals life history, offer insights into the family dynamics relating to the homosexuality of a family member, and show families can work together to achieve a place of compassion and acceptance.
This volume aims to help individuals and families bridge the divide between gay and straight, and heal the wounds that often accompany negative feelin...
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150,09 zł |
Homo Economics: Capitalism, Community, and Lesbian and Gay Life
ISBN: 9780415913799 / Angielski / Miękka / 488 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Homo Economics is the first honest account of the tense relationship between gay people and the economy. This groundbreaking collection brings together a variety of voices from the worlds of journalism, activism, academia, the arts, and public policy to address issues including the recent economic history of the gay community, the community's response to its changing economic circumstances, and the risks inherent in a narrow definition of liberation.
Homo Economics is the first honest account of the tense relationship between gay people and the economy. Th...
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196,68 zł |
Latino Gay Men and HIV: Culture, Sexuality, and Risk Behavior
ISBN: 9780415913881 / Angielski / Miękka / 212 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. With research based on focus group and individual interviews in the United States, as well as a thorough and integrative review of the current literature, Latino Gay Men and HIV discusses the six main sociocultural factors in Latino communities -- machismo, homophobia, family cohesion, sexual silence, poverty and racism--which undermine safe sex practices. In an attempt to explain the alarmingly high incidence of unprotected intercourse in this population, this in-depth cultural and psychological analysis...
With research based on focus group and individual interviews in the United States, as well as a thorough and integrative review of the current literat...
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196,68 zł |
Creating a Place For Ourselves: Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Community Histories
ISBN: 9780415913904 / Angielski / Miękka / 306 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Creating a Place For Ourselves is a groundbreaking collection of essays that examines gay life in the United States before Stonewall and the gay liberation movement. Along with examining areas with large gay communities such as New York, San Francisco and Fire Island, the contributors also consider the thriving gay populations in cities like Detroit, Buffalo, Washington, D.C., Birmingham and Flint, demonstrating that gay communities are truly everywhere. Contributors: Brett Beemyn, Nan Alamilla Boyd, George Chauncey, Madeline Davis, Allen Drexel, John Howard, David Johnson, Liz...
Creating a Place For Ourselves is a groundbreaking collection of essays that examines gay life in the United States before Stonewall and the ...
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201,85 zł |
Playing with Fire: Queer Politics, Queer Theories
ISBN: 9780415914161 / Angielski / Twarda / 296 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The last five years have witnessed the birth of a vibrant new group of young scholars who are writing about queer law, politics, and policy--topics which are no longer treated as of interest only to lesbians and gay men, but which now garner the attention of political theorists of all stripes. Playing With Fire--the first scholarly collection on queer politics by US political theorists--opens the intersection of lesbian and gay studies and political theory to a wide audience. It covers a wide range of issues, including: the theory of queer...
The last five years have witnessed the birth of a vibrant new group of young scholars who are writing about queer law, politics, and policy--topics wh...
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880,10 zł |
Playing with Fire: Queer Politics, Queer Theories
ISBN: 9780415914178 / Angielski / Miękka / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The last five years have witnessed the birth of a vibrant new group of young scholars who are writing about queer law, politics, and policy--topics which are no longer treated as of interest only to lesbians and gay men, but which now garner the attention of political theorists of all stripes. Playing With Fire--the first scholarly collection on queer politics by US political theorists--opens the intersection of lesbian and gay studies and political theory to a wide audience. It covers a wide range of issues, including: the theory of queer...
The last five years have witnessed the birth of a vibrant new group of young scholars who are writing about queer law, politics, and policy--topics wh...
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320,92 zł |
Asian American Sexualities: Dimensions of the Gay and Lesbian Experience
ISBN: 9780415914376 / Angielski / Miękka / 262 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This volume dispels the stereotype of oriental sexual decadence, as well as the model minority heterosexual Asian stereotype in the US. The collection includes empirical research, critical essays, personal accounts, interviews, and creative writing by Chinese, Vietnamese, Japanese, Korean, Thai, South Asian, Pacific Islander and Filipino contributors
This volume dispels the stereotype of oriental sexual decadence, as well as the model minority heterosexual Asian stereotype in the US. The collection...
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258,80 zł |
A Matter of Justice: Lesbians and Gay Men in Law Enforcement
ISBN: 9780415914680 / Angielski / Twarda / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. All too often, gays and lesbians are not accepted by the criminal justice community because of their sexual orientation, and because they are criminal justice personnel, they are not accepted by lesbians and gay men. Written by a past liaison between the Miami Beach Police Department and the lesbian, gay and bisexual community, A Matter of Justice highlights the paradoxes and difficulties faced by these men and women. It portrays the diversity and similarities of their experiences and shares their...
All too often, gays and lesbians are not accepted by the criminal justice community because of their sexual orientation, and because they are criminal...
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A Matter of Justice: Lesbians and Gay Men in Law Enforcement
ISBN: 9780415914697 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. All too often, gays and lesbians are not accepted by the criminal justice community because of their sexual orientation, and because they are criminal justice personnel, they are not accepted by lesbians and gay men. Written by a past liaison between the Miami Beach Police Department and the lesbian, gay and bisexual community, A Matter of Justice highlights the paradoxes and difficulties faced by these men and women. It portrays the diversity and similarities of their experiences and shares their...
All too often, gays and lesbians are not accepted by the criminal justice community because of their sexual orientation, and because they are criminal...
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258,80 zł |
Science and Homosexualities
ISBN: 9780415915021 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Science and Homosexualities is the first anthology by historians of science to examine European and American scientific research on sexual orientation since the coining of the word "homosexual" almost 150 years ago. This collection is particularly timely given the enormous scientific and popular interest in biological studies of homosexuality, and the importance given such studies in current legal, legislative and cultural debates concerning gay civil rights. However, scientific and popular literature discussing the biology of sexual orientation have been short-sighted in representing it... Science and Homosexualities is the first anthology by historians of science to examine European and American scientific research on sexual orientat... |
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Beneath the Equator: Cultures of Desire, Male Homosexuality, and Emerging Gay Communities in Brazil
ISBN: 9780415916196 / Angielski / Twarda / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Based on long-term fieldwork carried out over more than 15 years, this text examines the changing shape of male homosexuality and the emegence of diverse and vibrant gay communities in urban Brazil. The book draws on a detailed ethnographic description of multiple sexual worlds organized around street cruising, male prostitution, transgender performances, gay commercial markets and establishments, gay rights activism and AIDS service provision. Richard G. Parker explores the changing sexual identities, cultures and communities that have taken shape in Brazil in recent years.
Based on long-term fieldwork carried out over more than 15 years, this text examines the changing shape of male homosexuality and the emegence of dive...
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673,02 zł |
...and Then I Became Gay: Young Men's Stories
ISBN: 9780415916776 / Angielski / Miękka / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. ..".And Then I Became Gay is about the lives of young men who express the complications, adversities, and satisfactions of being a sexual outsider in North America during the 1980s and 1990s. Consisting of narratives which chronicle developmental progression from first memories of being attracted to other males to a subsequent integration of their sexual identity with a personal identity, this book is also unique in its cross-section of men from different ethnic backgrounds. Although each story in this volume has a personal meaning to the individual youth disclosing it, aspects of...
..".And Then I Became Gay is about the lives of young men who express the complications, adversities, and satisfactions of being a sexual out...
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238,09 zł |
The Queer Sixties
ISBN: 9780415921695 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Queer Sixties assembles an impressive group of cultural critics to go against the grain of 1960s studies, and proposes new and different ways of the last decade before the closet doors swung open. Imbued with the zeitgeist of the 60s, this playful and powerful collection rescues the persistence of the queer imaginary.
The Queer Sixties assembles an impressive group of cultural critics to go against the grain of 1960s studies, and proposes new and different ...
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196,68 zł |