Queer

by David J. Getsy

Key artists' writings that have influenced and catalyzed contemporary queer artistic practice.

Historically, "queer" was the slur used against those who were perceived to be or made to feel abnormal. Beginning in the 1980s, "queer" was reappropriated and embraced as a badge of honor. While queer draws its politics and affective force from the history of non-normative, gay, lesbian, and bisexual communities, it is not equivalent to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262528673
• ISBN13: 9780262528672
• Release Date: February 2016
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 8.2"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher