Translating the Queer - Body Politics and Transnational Conversations (Hardcover)

What does it mean to queer a concept? If queerness is a notion that implies a destabilization of the normativity of the body, then all cultural systems contain zones of discomfort relevant to queer studies. What then might we make of such zones when the use of the term queer itself has transcended the fields of sex and gender, becoming a metaphor for addressing such cultural phenomena as hybridization, resignification, and subversion? Further still, what should we make of it when so many people are reluctant to use the term queer, because they view it as theoretical colonialism, or a concept that loses its specificity when applied to a culture that signifies and uses the body differently? Translating the Queer focuses on the dissemination of queer knowledge, concepts, and representations throughout Latin America, a migration that has been accompanied by concomitant processes of translation, adaptation, and epistemological resistance.

General

Imprint:	Zed Books Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	November 2016
Authors:	Hector Dominguez-Ruvalcaba
Dimensions:	222 x 140 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Paper over boards
Pages:	204
ISBN-13:	978-1-78360-293-3
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gay & Lesbian studies > General Promotions
LSN:	1-78360-293-7
Barcode:	9781783602933

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