The Ethics of Opting Out: Queer Theory's Defiant Subjects

by Mari Ruti

Book Overview

In The Ethics of Opting Out, Mari Ruti provides an accessible yet theoretically rigorous account of the ideological divisions that have animated queer theory during the last decade, paying particular attention to the field's rejection of dominant neoliberal narratives of success, cheerfulness, and self-actualization. More specifically, she focuses on queer negativity in the work of Lee Edelman, Jack Halberstam, and Lynne Huffer, and on the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231180918
• ISBN13: 9780231180917
• Release Date: March 2017
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher