Homos |
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| Author:
| Bersani, Leo |
| ISBN: | 978-0-674-40620-9 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 1996 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $30.00 |
Book Description:
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In his chapters on contemporary queer theory, on Foucault and psychoanalysis, on the politics of sadomasochism, and on the image of "the gay outlaw" in works by Gide, Proust, and Genet, Bersani raises the exciting possibility that same-sex desire by its very nature can disrupt oppressive social orders.
In his chapters on contemporary queer theory, on Foucault and psychoanalysis, on the politics of sadomasochism, and on the image of "the gay outlaw" in works by Gide, Proust, and Genet, Bersani raises the exciting possibility that same-sex desire by its very nature can disrupt oppressive social orders.