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Trouble With Normal : Sex, Politics, and the Ethics of Queer Life (99 Edition)

by Michael Warner

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Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

Michael Warner, one of our most brilliant social critics, argues that gay marriage and other moves toward normalcy are bad not just for the gays but for everyone. In place of sexual status quo, Warner offers a vision of true sexual autonomy that will forever change the way we think about sex, shame, and identity.

Review:

In The Trouble with Normal, Warner offers both a sharp-witted defense of 'sexual autonomy' and a prescription for 'sexual ethics' that rests on the real experience of individuals rather than the imagined wisdom of the group...Warner lambastes the current course of gay activism, arguing that the drive to marriage and the illusion of normality are founded on a phony morality that will only further stigmatize the queer community at large.

Synopsis:

vision of true sexual autonomy that will forever change the way we think about sex, shame, and identity.

About the Author

Michael Warneris Professor of English and American Studies at <>Yale University. He is the editor of American Sermons: The Pilgrims to Martin Luther Kingand Fear of a Queer Planet. He also writes for The Nation, the Advocate, the Village Voice, and other periodicals.

Table of Contents

Preface

Chapter One
The Ethics of Sexual Shame

Chapter Two
What's Wrong with Normal?

Chapter Three
Beyond Gay Marriage

Chapter Four
Zoning Out Sex

Conclusion
The Politics of Shame and HIV Prevention

Notes

Product Details

ISBN:
9780674004412
Subtitle:
Sex, Politics, and the Ethics of Queer Life
Author:
Warner, Michael
Publisher:
Harvard University Press
Location:
Cambridge, Mass.
Subject:
General
Subject:
Sexuality
Subject:
Gay Studies
Subject:
Lesbian Studies
Subject:
Sexual ethics
Subject:
Gays
Subject:
Homosexuality
Copyright:
Edition Number:
1st pbk. ed.
Edition Description:
1st Harvard University Press paperback edition.
Series Volume:
1730-2
Publication Date:
November 2000
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
none
Pages:
240
Dimensions:
8.20x5.76x.64 in. .68 lbs.

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