Queer Objects

Queer ObjectsWhat makes an object queer? This collection considers the question in relation to lesbian, gay and transgender communities across time, cultures and space. Written by established and up and coming authors, the sixty three chapters range from ancient Egyptian tomb paintings to political placards, snapshots, sex toys and the smartphone.

the novel critiques the social conditions of Jamaica under British colonialism

beyond the absence of war

This book critically analyses the contemporary home and its close relationship to fear and security

despite exponential advances in information production

Captivated by the music of Kutze’s steps

The contributors deploy different theoretical perspectives and methodological approaches from musicology

including the role fashion plays in subcultures

A detailed examination of the much used and little understood concept of productivity -- how it is used

Victoria Thoms explores the cult of Graham and her dancing through a feminist lens that exposes the gendered meaning behind much of her work

themes and periods in German film history

this book features filmmakers who belong to the generation born in the 1970s

Updated collections of recent interviews with filmmakers whose works represent trends in the film industries of Central Asia and the Middle East