Laura Westengard

Gothic Queer Culture

Marginalized Communities and the Ghosts of Insidious Trauma

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Produktbeschreibung

Laura Westengard is an associate professor of English at the New York City College of Technology, City University of New York. ¿

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Nebraska
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Oktober 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 594g
• ISBN-13: 9781496202048
• ISBN-10: 149620204X
• Artikelnr.: 55770785

Autorenporträt

Laura Westengard is an associate professor of English at the New York City College of Technology, City University of New York.  

Inhaltsangabe

List of Illustrations
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Queer Cultures and Insidious Trauma
1. Haunted Epistemologies: Gothic Queer Theory
2. Live Burial: Lesbian Pulp and the “Containment Crypt”
3. Monstrosity: Melancholia, Cannibalism, and HIV/AIDS
4. Sadomasochism: Strategic Discomfort in Trans* and Queer of Color
Performance Art
Conclusion: The Challenges of Neoliberalism
Notes
Bibliography
Index