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Book SynopsisOffers a refreshing look at the relation between queer theory and critical examinations of the construction of heterosexuality. Seeking to proliferate the findings and insights of queer theory, this title explores the issue of whether and how queer theory can speak for and include the straight.
Trade Review"The editor of this volume wanted to 'proliferate' the 'findings and insights' of queer theory, and this is exactly what the contributors accomplish. They show how the insights of queer theory can be used everywhere from a composition classroom, as Lauren Smith points out; to reading Dorothy Allison's novel Bastard out of Carolina, as May M. Wiles describes; to interpreting a hit television program, as Katharine Gantz notes... Offers a thoughtful and insightful overview of queer thory." - Choice ADVANCE PRAISE "Fulfills one promise of queer theory, making sexuality visible, and hence making heterosexuality visible, especially in its more commonplace, taken-for-granted versions."-Michael Kimmel, author of The Politics of Manhood
