Polyamory, Monogamy, and American Dreams: The Stories We Tell about Poly Lives and the Cultural Production of Inequality

This book introduces "the poly gaze" as a cultural tool to examine how representations of polyamory and poly lives reflect or challenge cultural hegemonies of race, class, gender, and nation.

Author: Mimi Schippers
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 11/12/2019
Pages: 144
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.00w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9781138895034

About the Author

Mimi Schippers received her PhD in Sociology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and is Professor of Sociology and Gender and Sexuality Studies at Tulane University. Her research focuses on masculinities, femininities, and the intersections of gender, race, and sexuality in everyday interactions, relationships, and subcultures. She is author of Beyond Monogamy: Polyamory and the Future of Polyqueer Sexualities and Rockin' Out of the Box: Gender Maneuvering in Alternative Hard Rock.