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Record Nr.

UNINA9910791922503321

Autore

Hall Donald E (Donald Eugene), <1960, >

Titolo

Reading sexualities : hermeneutic theory and the future of queer studies / / Donald E. Hall

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2009

ISBN

1-134-20870-7

1-283-54755-4

9786613860002

1-134-20871-5

0-203-02026-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (153 p.)

Classificazione

17.93

71.00

Disciplina

809/.93352664

Soggetti

Homosexuality in literature

Homosexuality and literature

Homosexuality - Philosophy

Gay people - Identity

Gay and lesbian studies

Queer theory

Hermeneutics

Phenomenology and literature

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [136]-141) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Reading Sexualities: Hermeneutic theory and the future of queer studies; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Sexual hermeneutics; 2 Desirably queer futures; 3 Transcending the self; 4 Global conversations; 5 Radical sexuality and ethical responsibility; Conclusion: How sex changes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

'Reading Sexualities' shows how our sexual desires and bases for identification are being challenged and changed, and argues that by approaching the reading of sexualities responsibly, we become active participants in the political, empowering process of reading the self through the perspective of the other.