Wolterstorff queer theory books

But demonstrators were not merely denouncing its damaging effects. Drawing on feminist theory, african american and latinoa cultural. In queer theory, annamarie jagose provides a clear and concise explanation of queer theory, tracing it as part of an intriguing history of samesex love over the last century. Above all else, he points to his dutch reformed heritage, heavily influenced by the thought of abraham kuyper. Her work has been published in periodicals like the village voice and social text, as well as anthologies like feminist frontiers, language awareness, and the encyclopedia of identity. As queer theory becomes more integrated into the academic setting it becomes more visible in day to day society as well. A journal of feminist cultural studies she edited based on that conference queer theory focuses on mismatches between sex, gender and desire. Top 10 queer and feminist books of 2015 autostraddle. We use your linkedin profile and activity data to personalize ads and to show you more relevant ads. Queer theory reading list lgbtq center brown university.

Almost 25 years after the release of jennie livingstons unapologetic documentary paris is burning 1990 and judith butlers groundbreaking book gender trouble 1990, one might wonder what happened to the queer project. This claim figures large in the canonical texts and traditions of judaism, christianity, and islam, but there has been remarkably little philosophical reflection on it, in good measure so professor wolterstorff argues because philosophers have mistakenly assimilated divine speech to. Nationally known gender activist riki wilchins combines straightforward prose with concrete examples from lgbt and feminist politics, as well as her own life, to guide the reader through the ideas that have forever altered our understanding of bodies, sex and desire. Queer theory is one of the most contested and intellectually complex movements in contemporary sexual politics. Queer theory is a field of critical theory that emerged in the early 1990s out of the fields of queer studies and womens studies. The state of queer and queer theory, ever the postpostmodern concepts, is as elusive to nail down as mercury. If you have ever wanted to be a leather daddy, been puzzled by performativity, tried to measure bisexuality, or wondered whether diana, princess of wales could be a gay icon, queer theory is required. A onestop, nononsense introduction to the core of postmodern theory, particularly its impact on queer and gender studies.

Queer childrens books have a long history thats only now being told for youngsters realising they dont fit expected gender roles, books from winniethepooh to his dark materials have long. Julia scheele is an illustrator, graphic facilitator and comic book artist. From the moment of the first reports of queer politics and queer theory, many gay men and lesbians hated the idea. Divine discourse comprises nicholas wolterstorffs philosophical reflections on the claim that god speaks. Queer theory project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. However, though the problem has been noted, it has yet to be addressed within the. Queer has been associated most prominently with bisexual, lesbian and gay subjects, but its analytic framework also includes such topics as. N icholas wolterstorffs recent case for samesex marriage, delivered as a lecture at neland avenue christian reformed church in grand rapids in midoctober, bears many of the virtues weve come to count on from the yale professor emeritus of philosophical theology. We spoke to a few queer theory aficionados and came up with this list of 20 mustread queer theory texts. Reading and rereading the sexual subject brenda cossman although some scholars no longer see a place for feminist theory in analyses of sexuality, this article shows that there are lessons to be learned by examining queer theory through the lens of feminism. Queer theory is a varied field that, much like its namesake, resists easy categorization. Debates in transgender, queer, and feminist theory. A kuyperian vision of rigorous practical and intellectual christian cultural engagement serves as a. The study of this theory balances history with identity.

Nicholas wolterstorff argues that contemporary speechaction theory, when appropriately expanded, offers us a fascinating way of interpreting this claim and showing its intelligibility. For using the term positively, i was denounced by the new york native as the gay. Queer theory and feminism kathy rudy duke university in the academy today, those of us who work on issues and ideas concerning women, feminism, gender, sexuality, sexual ethics, or homosexuality are being surrounded by things queer. Although this use of queer marks a process of resignification as new meanings and values are associated with what was once a term of homophobic abuse, there is always an important sense in which queer. Often examining the intersection of capitalism, gender, heterosexism and the state, queer theory is constantly seeking to break down norms and question the status quo. Although queer appeared only twice in the text, the book laid the groundwork for queer theorys inquiry into how western society categorizes, or challenges, its ideas about sexuality and gender. Queer theory is a rapidly growing field in the critical theory tradition. Some useful subject headingskey words to use when looking for books. Yet queer is a category still in the process of formation. Queer theorys origin is hard to clearly define, since it came from multiple critical and cultural contexts, including feminism, poststructuralist theory, radical movements of people of color, the gay and lesbian movements, aids activism, many sexual subcultural practices such as sadomasochism, and postcolonialism. To her admirers, sedgwicks academic writing was important because it spoke to actual social concerns.

Michelle tea is one of the most prolific and underappreciated queer writers of our time. Patrick califias published fiction also draws heavily on concepts and ideas from queer theory. It begins a conversation and encourages further discussion. In divine discourse, wolterstorff takes up three important philosophical topics, viz. Queer theory began in the late 1980s and early 1990s as a critique of sexual normativity, or the way in which some forms of sexuality and gender receive soci. Background queer theory libguides at university of. Foucault is not the origin of queer theory, nor is queer theory the destination of foucaults thinking. Approaches to literature queer theory macmillan higher. It flows out of books into the streets as a political movement. Blending insights from prominent theorists such as judith butler and david halperin, jagose argues that queer theorys challenge is to create new ways of thinking. In many quarters of the world of higher education, religious ideas or religiously informed perspectives are deemed inappropriate for the classroom, and for scholarly research and discourse, confining these discussions.

Queer theory, in part, is a reaction to a school of 1970s feminism that believed each sex comes with its own essential characteristics. By gender theory they meant queer theory in general and, more specifically, the work of noted scholar judith. Sex, politics, and the ethics of queer life free press, 1999. He develops an innovative theory of doublehermeneutics along the way opposing the current nearconsensus led by ricoeur and derrida that there is something. The latest in a spate of recently published queer books, annamarie jagoses queer theory represents not only a timely, comprehensive, and accessible. Born out of the discords of postmodern identity politics and the frustrations of aids activism in the late 1980s, the queer movement evolved and flourished throughout.

Defends the idea of the place of religious ideas in scholarly discussion. Unlike other books of lgbtq history or queer theory monographs, a queer new york uses a unique multilayered analytic in order to produce more robust, compelling, and intricate arguments about the. Since the early 1990s, the term queer has been strategically taken up to signify a wideranging and unmethodical resistance to normative models of sex, gender, and sexuality. In fact, jesus believed that gender distinctly matters for marriage. Prominent in the canonical texts and traditions of judaism, christianity, and islam is the claim that god speaks. The hatmakers also reason that when it comes to marriage, faithfulness trumps gender. Both disability studies and queer theory are centrally concerned with how bodies, pleasures, and identities are represented as normal or as abject, but crip theory is the first book to analyze thoroughly the ways in which these interdisciplinary fields inform each other. Hence, whether heterosexual or homosexual, sex is designed for monogamous marriage of two individuals who sacrifice for one another. What you need to know about the jen hatmaker lgbtq. In 2012 and 20, masses of french citizens took to the streets to demonstrate against a bill on gay marriage. Guide for lgbtq research at rutgers universitycamden. Educating for shalom, by nicholas wolterstorff, grand rapids. You know, girls are calm and thoughtful, while boys are spontaneous and passionate, that sort of thing. Deviations is the definitive collection of writing by gayle s.

Queer theory grew out of feminism and gender studies in the 1990s in this theory the word queer is not necessarily a synonym for gay but rather a position that rejects conventions or mainstream expressions of all types of behaviour including sexuality and gender. He develops an innovative theory of doublehermeneutics along the way opposing the current near. She runs one beat zines, a feminist zine collective and distributor. Rubin, a pioneering theorist and activist in feminist, lesbian and gay, queer, and sexuality studies. Reclaiming queer is an examination of the rhetorical linkage of queer theory in the academy with streetlevel queer activism in the 1980s and early 1990s. Callis purdue university, west lafayette, in, usa scholars writing on the topic of bisexual identity frequently lament the lack of bisexual representation in works of queer theorists. To what does nicholas wolterstorff credit his vast and multiform philosophical achievements that have launched him as one of the most distinguished christian philosophers of our day. Nicholas wolterstorff spoke about samesex marriage for the first time publicly last week, laying out how he came to his conclusion that biblical justice requires that people of homosexual orientation be granted the great good of civil and ecclesial marriage. Like that element, we can contain queer theory, and it will fill even overflow our container. After a lifetime of hilarious, honest, and pioneering books documenting the events of her insane lesbian. Some lesbian feminist novels written in the years immediately.

Queer theory includes both queer readings of texts and the theorization of queerness itself. Finding books queer theory libguides at university of illinois at. The founding ed of genderpac, she is the author of queer theorygender theory. Approximately 300 people came to neland avenue christian reformed church in grand rapids, mich. Michael warner is a professor and chair of the department of english, and a professor of american studies, at yale university. Feminism and the subversion of identity by judith butler, epistemology of the closet by eve kosofsky sedgw. Books by nicholas wolterstorff author of lament for a son. Discover librarianselected research resources on queer theory from the questia online library, including fulltext online books, academic journals, magazines, newspapers and more. Nicholas wolterstorff has 62 books on goodreads with 7094 ratings. Swhelper social welfare, social justice, and social good. The book begins by putting gay and lesbian sexuality and politics in historical context and demonstrates how, and why, queer theory emerged in the west in the. A pioneer in queer theory bostonia winterspring 2010. Nicholas wolterstorffs most popular book is lament for a son. List of books and articles about queer theory online.