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Annamarie jagose contents 1 introduction12 theorising samesex desire7what is homosexuality exactly. She is the author of four monographs, most recently orgasmology, which takes orgasm as its scholarly object in order to think queerly about questions of politics and pleasure. Queer theory is a field of critical theory that emerged in the early 1990s out of the fields of queer. Sep 10, 2010 in her article queer theory, annamarie jagose discusses the meaning of the term. Those familiar with annamarie jagoses work from queer theory. For all its vaunted attention to sexuality, queer theory has had relatively little to say about sex, the material and psychic practices through which eroti. This is a lack that she interprets to be rooted in dismissal. Thankfully, this text is a very clear introduction to queer theory, allowing those of us unfamiliar with the theory, the history, or even the lifestyles discussed a great beginning into a currently vast field. The term queer theory was introduced in 1990, with eve kosofsky sedgwick, judith butler, adrienne rich and diana fuss all largely following the work of michel foucault among its foundational proponents. Queer theory disputes amongst gay theorists and activists over the meaning and applicability of such categories as gay, lesbian, and homosexual in a poststructuralist climate which renders all such assertions of identity problematic. An introduction will be an ideal text for students of politics, sociology, gender studies and cultural studies, and anyone with an interest in gender.
In particular, it assesses queer theorys tangled, productive and ongoing relations with feminist theory. She is the author of, a queer retracing of the emergence of modern sex across the long twentieth century through the unlikely object of orgasm. Im more attached to history, then, than temporality or time, as a keyword, though i understand that they tangle together. Pdf introduction to queer studies ws 110 lauran whitworth. Annamarie jagose is internationally known as a scholar in feminist studies, lesbiangay studies and queer theory. Queer used to be a slang word for homosexuals and was used for homophobic abuse. An introduction, annamarie jagose provides a clear and concise explanation of queer theory, tracing it as part of an intriguing history of samesex love over the last century, from midcentury homophile movements to gay liberation, the womens movement and lesbian feminism. This article argues that, in contradistinction to its widely promoted ethical openness to its future, queer theory has been less scrupulous about its messy, flexible and multiple relations to its pasts, the critical and activist traditions from which it emerged and that continue to develop alongside in mutually informing ways. Id like to seem a good deal more scholarly but, for a long. Background queer theory libguides at university of illinois at. Annamarie jagose 36 the interventionist force of thinking sex for the emergence and consolidation of sexuality studies is widely acknowledged. When i wrote a book on the female orgasm in the late 1990s, desiring revolution, the feminist sex wars had left an indelible imprint on my search for a usable past. Background queer theory libguides at university of.
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Orgasmology disrupts queer doxa through a renewed emphasis on the materiality of sexual practice. Annamarie jagose born ashburton, new zealand, 1965 is an lgbt academic and writer of fictional works. Queer theorists utilize atypical bodies, such as intersex individuals, to destabilize the category of man and woman, propping them up as political pawns, even though they are the natural variation within a binary system. An introduction by annamarie jagose the political and academic appropriation of the term queer over the last several years has marked a shift in the study of sexuality from a focus on supposedly essential categories as gay and lesbian to more fluid or queer notions of sexual identity. Queer theory identify it as a significant school of thought, which those in pursuit of general knowledge should be familiar with, is to risk domesticating it, and fixing it in ways that queer theory resists fixing itself. From queer theory, an introduction by annamarie jagose. The routledge queer studies reader 1st edition donald. This major reference series brings together a wide range of key international articles in law and legal theory. Carefully interrogating the arguments of supporters and. The book traces the emergence and development of queer studies as a field of scholarship, presenting key critical essays alongside more recent criticism. Queer theory, annamarie jagose melbourne university publishing.