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Rereading Heterosexuality: Feminism, Queer Theory and Contemporary Fiction

By Rachel Carroll

Book information

Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Year
2012
ISBN
9780748649082
DOI
10.1515/9780748649082
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
974 kB (997337 bytes)
Pages
168\162
Library
degruyter.com
Time added
2023-08-22 02:29:43

Description

Heterosexuality in contemporary novels, re-examined using the frameworks of feminism and queer theoryDrawing on feminist and queer theories of sex, gender and sexuality, this study focuses on female identities at odds with heterosexual norms. In particular, it explores narratives in which the conventional equation between heterosexuality, reproductive sexuality and female identity is questioned. Key FeaturesA timely exploration of the dynamic relationship between feminist and queer theoryInsightful close readings of acclaimed novels, including Jeffrey Eugenides' Middlesex, Zoë Heller's Notes on a Scandal, A. M. Homes' The End of Alice, Kazuo Ishiguro's Never Let Me Go, Alan Warner's Morvern Callar and Sarah Waters' AffinityTopics range from spinsterhood and intergenerational sexuality to transgender and human cloning

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