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Queer Theory: an Introduction | 
| Author: Annamarie Jagose
Publisher: New York University Press
Category: Book
New (11) Used (7) from £12.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 407838
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 156
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.5
ISBN: 0814742343
Dewey Decimal Number: 306.76601
EAN: 9780814742341
ASIN: 0814742343
Publication Date: March 31, 1997
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| Customer Reviews:
 Turgid and prolix tour of a politically correct swamp May 31, 1999
2 out of 9 found this review helpful
Ms. Jagose does as well as can be expected in explaining a "discipline" that is anything but. A strong point of her tour of this academic freakery is in making it clear how the overwhelmingly male queer population came to be the caboose on the train of radical feminism. Those with the endurance to complete this introduction will understand why queer theory is the phlogiston of the social sciences. A more concise and less arcane view of some of the same terrain can be had in Leo Bersani's "Homos," also available from Amazon.com.
 An excellent overview March 11, 1998
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
The author, demonstrating knowledge that can only be termed encyclopaedic, gives an excellent overview of a diverse body of literature devoted to the issues of gender, sexuality and identity. After reading this book I have a firm understanding of the evolution of queer theory and the bibliography will prove invaluable in reading further about various aspects of this fascinating subject. The book is especially valuable as it gives mention to various movements, such as homophile, gay liberation and lesbian feminist, in an Australian as well as American context. Be warned though, you may find it handy to have a dictionary around.
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