Foucault and Queer Theory (：)

Author: [UK] Tam Spalding
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: Michel Foucault is one of the most controversial and polarizing figures among French post-structuralist theorists. Meanwhile, the term "queer," once a product of the fear of homosexuality, is now proudly adopted by those who once claimed to be gay or lesbian. What is the relationship between these two? This is the postmodern encounter between Foucault's theories on sex, power, and discourse and the current generation of sharp new thinkers who adopt, modify, and even critique his queer theory. Our understanding of gender, identity, sexuality, and cultural politics will be fundamentally transformed by the passionate collisions of these transcendent figures. The strength of Foucault and Queer Theory lies in its concise and incisive introduction to Foucault's compelling perspectives, his candid statements on queer culture across various aspects, and his insights, including heteronormativity, BDSM, enforcement, deviance, the end of gender, liberation and difference, late capitalism, and the impact of AIDS on theory and practice.