商品簡介
In a volume focusing on queer theory in specific European contexts, Downing (interdisciplinary study of sexuality and gender, U. of Exeter, UK) and Gillett (German, Queen Mary U. of London) introduce a valuable contribution to the field that transcends US- centric and globalized perspectives on queer thinking. In case studies treating queer identity in 13 European countries, national scholars and queer activists address conceptual, legal, and other salient issues. For example, the status of and discourse on the gay community in Poland since the end of communist rule is examined, as are the factors behind the image of Russia as representing an alternative queer culture to the West. Annotation c2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
作者簡介
Lisa Downing is Professor of French Discourses of Sexuality, University of Exeter, UK and Robert Gillett is Senior Lecturer in German at Queen Mary, University of London, UK
