Playing with Fire: Queer Politics, Queer Theories

The last five years have witnessed the birth of a vibrant new group of young scholars who are writing about queer law, politics, and policy--topics which are no longer treated as of interest only to lesbians and gay men, but which now garner the attention of political theorists of all stripes. Playing With Fire--the first scholarly collection on queer politics by US political theorists--opens the intersection of lesbian and gay studies and political theory to a wide audience. It covers a wide range of issues, including: the theory of queer identities; the contrasts among ethnic, racial, and sexual identities; the debate between liberals and communitarians; the right to privacy; and the meaning of equal citizenship.

Author: Shane Phelan
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 01/14/1997
Pages: 384
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.94h x 6.00w x 0.66d
ISBN: 9780415914178

About the Author

Shane Phelan is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque.