Deviations: A Gayle Rubin Reader (a John Hope Franklin Center Book) In another landmark piece, “Thinking Sex,” she examined how certain sexual behaviors are constructed as moral or natural, and others as unnatural. That essay became one of queer theory’s foundational texts. Rubin, a pione
| TITLE | : | Deviations: A Gayle Rubin Reader (a John Hope Franklin Center Book) |
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| RATING | : | 4.98 (804 Votes) |
| ASIN | : | 0822349868 |
| FORMAT TYPE | : | Paperback |
| NUMBER of PAGES | : | 504 Pages |
| PUBLISH DATE | : | 2011-11-28 |
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Deviations is the definitive collection of writing by Gayle S. Rubin, a pioneering theorist and activist in feminist, lesbian and gay, queer, and sexuality studies since the 1970s. Rubin first rose to prominence in 1975 with the publication of “The Traffic in Women,” an essay that had a galvanizing effect on feminist thinking and theory. In another landmark piece, “Thinking Sex,” she examined how certain sexual behaviors are constructed as moral or natural, and others as unnatural. That essay became one of queer theory’s foundational texts. Along with such canonical work, Deviations features less well-known but equally insightful writing on subjects such as lesbian history, the feminist sex wars, the politics of sadomasochism, crusades against prostitution and pornography, and the historical development of sexual knowledge. In the introduction,
EDITORIAL :
“This book brings together a canonical collection of her writing, but it is more than a reader: she rewrites the genealogy of sexuality studies, giving us a precise intellectual history of sexuality studies that recognises the pivotal role played by academic homosexuals other than the now-feted and individuated Michel Foucault. It is clarifying to read Rubin's analyses, still germane, direct and sharp after all these years. She is alert to nuances in the social field, keen to represent the intersectionality of issues around sex, and judiciously observant of any nexus of inequality.” - Sally R. Munt, Times Higher Education Supplement
REVIEW :
There are pictures to explain what the author is saying and covers a large area for such a small book. When I found this book I was interested in reading what the cover told about it, however all it did is supply me with useless information and I wish I could get my money back for not liking it!. However, the book bogs down a little at the beginning. You can feel his sense of validation increase as the story continues, with Merritt successfully completing all the rigorous (and I mean RIGOROUS) training and lifestyle required of serving in the Marines.
One by one, his inhibitions fall to the ground. Keith Howes is a star.. Gender, sex and sexuality from an anthropological and ethnographic perspective. Despite such weaknesses, Ten Great Events in History is fun and easy to read. The pictures in this book are amazing!. The work was a compilation of the written works of many socia
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