Premodern archives from the Middle East show rich and diverse
homoerotic worlds that were disrupted by the colonial imposition of
Western models of sexuality. Andrew Gayed traces how contemporary
Arab and Middle Eastern diasporic artists have remembered and
reinvented these historical ways of being in their work in order to
imagine a different present. Building on global art histories and
transnational queer theory, Queer World Making illuminates
contemporary understandings of queer sexuality in the Middle
Eastern diaspora. The author focuses on the visual works of artists
who create political art about queer identity, including Jamil
Hellu, Ebrin Bagheri, 2Fik, Laurence Rasti, Nilbar Güres, and
Alireza Shojaian. Through engaging with these artists, Gayed is
seeking to articulate a Western and non-Western modernity that
works beyond the dichotomy of sexual oppression, stereotypically
associated with the Middle East, versus sexual acceptance,
attributed to North American norms. Instead, Gayed traces how
diasporic subjects create coming-out narratives and identities that
provide alternatives to inscribed Western models. Queer World
Making reframes Arab homosexualities in terms of desire and
alternative gender norms rather than through Western notions of
visibility and coming out, narratives that are not conducive to
understanding how queer Arabs living in the West experience their
sexuality.
General
Imprint: |
University of Washington Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
Critical Ethnic Studies and Visual Culture |
Release date: |
February 2024 |
Authors: |
Andrew Gayed
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Series editors: |
Laura Kina
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Dimensions: |
229 x 184mm (L x W) |
Pages: |
328 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-295-75229-7 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
0-295-75229-7 |
Barcode: |
9780295752297 |
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