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UNINA9910782914803321 |
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Autore |
Mason Gail |
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Titolo |
The spectacle of violence : homophobia, gender and knowledge / / Gail Mason |
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London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2002 |
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1-134-65719-6 |
1-134-65720-X |
1-280-06843-4 |
0-203-36078-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (177 p.) |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Homophobia - Australia |
Gay people - Violence against - Australia |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front Cover; The Spectacle of Violence; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction: impetus; 1. Looking through experience; 2. Disorder; 3. Different territory: a question of intersectionality?; 4. Body maps: envisaging homophobia, violence and safety; 5. Backlight and shadow: constituting danger; 6. Violence: an instrument of power; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Drawing on in-depth interviews with women reflecting a range of experiences of verbal hostility, physical violence and sexual violence, Spectacle of Violence explores the issues surrounding violence and hostility towards lesbians and gay men.Challenging current thinking, Gail Mason highlights the ways in which different identities, bodes and systems of through interact, and asks fundamental questions:* Where does violence come from?* What effects does it have?* How do lesbians and gay men manage the risk of violence?* What is the relationship betwee |
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