Queer political performance and protest : play, pleasure and social movement /

This book examines the role of play in gay liberation and queer activism, and the ways in which queer notions of play have influenced a broad range of social movements.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Shepard, Benjamin, 1969-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Routledge, 2010.
Colección:Routledge advances in sociology ; 41.
Temas:
Gay people > Political activity > United States.
Gay activists > United States.
Queer theory.
Personnes homosexuelles > Activité politique > États-Unis.
Activistes homosexuels > États-Unis.
Théorie queer.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Gay Studies.
Gay activists
Gays > Political activity
Queer theory
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: Pleasure is a resource : from drag marches to global justice movements
  • Play and world making : from Berlin to the black cat
  • Play as pleasure : gay liberation and movements for sexual freedom
  • Play as resilience : Eros versus Thanatos in ACT UP
  • Playing by different rules : DIY experiments in harm reduction
  • Play and panic in the neoliberal city : the AIDS prevention Action League and SexPanic!
  • Activism as circus : from street carnival to direction action
  • Conclusion: Reconsidering and situating play : from ACT UP to the rude mechanical orchestra.

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