Figurations of Violence and Belonging: Queerness, Migranthood and Nationalism in Cyberspace and Beyond

by Adi Kuntsman

This book offers a critical analysis of the complex relationship between violence and belonging, by exploring the ways sexual, ethnic or national belonging can work through, rather than against, violence. Based on an ethnographic study of Russian-speaking, queer immigrants in Israel/Palestine and in cyberspace, it gives an insight into the world of hate speech and fantasies of torture and sexual abuse; of tormented subjectivities and uncanny homes;...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3039115642
• ISBN13: 9783039115648
• Release Date: May 2009
• Publisher: Peter Lang Ltd, International Academic Publis
• Length: 282 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.8"