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UNINA9910785507603321 |
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Autore |
Martínez Ernesto |
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Titolo |
On Making Sense [[electronic resource] ] : Queer Race Narratives of Intelligibility |
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Palo Alto, : Stanford University Press, 2012 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (217 p.) |
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Collana |
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Stanford studies in comparative race and ethnicity |
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Sexual minorities' writings, American - History and criticism |
Gay people's writings, American - History and criticism |
American literature - History and criticism - Minority authors |
Sexual minorities in literature |
Homosexuality in literature |
Race in literature |
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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 contenuto |
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Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: On the Practice and Politics of Intelligibility; 1. Morrison and Butler on Language and Knowledge; 2. Dying to Know in Baldwin's Another Country; 3. Queer Latina/o Migrant Labor; 4. Shifting the Site of Queer Enunciation; 5. Cho's Faggot Pageantry; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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On Making Sense juxtaposes texts produced by black, Latino, and Asian queer writers and artists to understand how knowledge is acquired and produced in contexts of racial and gender oppression. From James Baldwin's 1960's novel Another Country to Margaret Cho's turn-of-the-century stand-up comedy, these works all exhibit a preoccupation with intelligibility, or the labor of making sense of oneself and of making sense to others. In their efforts to "make sense," these writers and artists argue against merely being accepted by society on society's terms, but articulate a desire to confront epistemic injustice--an injustice that affects people in their capacity as knowers and as communities worthy of being known. The book speaks directly to critical developments in feminist and queer studies, including the |
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