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BL
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972285
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b726655
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Harris, W. C., (William Conley)
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| Title & Author
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Queer externalities : : hazardous encounters in American culture /\ W.C. Harris.
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| Publication Statement
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Albany :: State University of New York Press,, ©2009.
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| Series Statement
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SUNY series in queer politics and cultures
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1 online resource (x, 251 pages).
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| ISBN
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1441624058
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: 9781441624055
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1438427514
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1438427522
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9781438427515
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9781438427522
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Introduction: A hazard of queer fortunes -- At the end of the rainbow : Q-topian literature and the lure of apolitical identities -- "In my day it used to be called a limp wrist" : flip-floppers, nelly boys, and homophobic political rhetoric -- Queer eye on the prize : homo hands and the activism of camping -- Broke(n)back faggots : Hollywood gives queers a Hobson's choice -- The IMs are coming from inside the house : recruitment, the closet, and the right -- Conclusion: Like a faggot from the ashes.
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| Abstract
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"In television shows such as Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, and movies like Brokeback Mountain, as well as gay young adult novels and other media coverage of queer people - including the outing of several prominent Republicans - queer lives are becoming more visible in the media and in U.S. culture more generally. How does the increasing visibility of queer subjects within mainstream culture affect possibilities for radical and transformative queer activism?" "Provocative and challenging, W.C. Harris argues that rather than simply being a cause for celebration, this "mainstreaming" of queer lives may have as many negative effects as positive ones for contemporary gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people. Harris builds on the work of queer and political theorists such as Eve Sedgwick, David Halperin, Michael Warner, and Wendy Brown to examine the side effects that can be generated when queers assimilate, and argues for a reinvigorated queer essentialism in order to claim a separate and visible political and activist space within U.S. culture."--Jacket.
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Gay and lesbian studies-- United States.
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Gays-- United States-- Social conditions.
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Gay Lesbian Studies.
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Gay and lesbian studies.
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Gays-- Social conditions.
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Gender Ethnic Studies.
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Homosexualität
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Homosexueller
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Medien
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Social conditions
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SOCIAL SCIENCE-- Gay Studies.
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Social Sciences.
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Soziale Situation
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United States, Social conditions.
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United States.
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USA.
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| Dewey Classification
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306.76/60973
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| LC Classification
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HQ76.3.U5H3695 2009eb
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