Author Biography:
Max H. Kirsch is Associate Professor and Director of the PhD Program in Comparative Studies: The Public Intellectuals Program at the Florida Atlantic University, USA.

Queer Theory and Social Change argues that there is a crisis within Queer theory over whether or not its theories can actually deliver change.
Max Kirsch presents a challenging alternative to the current fascination with post-modern analyses of identity, culture, and difference. It emphasizes the need for a discussion of the importance of communities and the role of globalization on queer movements.

Traces the history of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts region, the U.S. economy, and the wave of multinational corporate restructurings. Comparing communities undergoing restructuring to newly independent states, the author shows how these communities confront for the first time the challenge of direct