{"product_id":"an-introduction-to-queer-literary-studies-9780367677985","title":"An Introduction to Queer Literary Studies","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn Introduction to Queer Literary Studies: Reading Queerly\u003c\/em\u003e is the first introduction to queer theory written especially for students of literature. Tracking the emergence of queer theory out of gay and lesbian studies, this book pays unique attention to how queer scholars have read some of the most well-known works in the English language. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOrganized thematically, this book explores queer theoretical treatments of sexual identity, gender and sexual norms and normativity, negativity and utopianism, economics and neoliberalism, and AIDS activism and disability. Each chapter expounds upon foundational works in queer theory by scholars including Michel Foucault, Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick, and Lee Edelman. Each chapter also offers readings of primary texts ranging from the highly canonical, like John Milton's Paradise Lost, to more contemporary works of popular fiction, like Stephen King's 'Salem's Lot. Along the way, \u003ci\u003eAn Introduction to Queer Literary Studies: Reading Queer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 1: Identity \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 2: Normativity \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 3: Negativity \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 4: Economy \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 5: Disability\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEpilogue\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018013671767,"sku":"9780367677985","price":33.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780367677985.jpg?v=1750775363","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/an-introduction-to-queer-literary-studies-9780367677985","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}