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almahu_9947401977002882
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1 online resource
ISBN:
9780231543354
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In The Ethics of Opting Out, Mari Ruti provides an accessible yet theoretically rigorous account of the ideological divisions that have animated queer theory during the last decade, paying particular attention to the field's rejection of dominant neoliberal narratives of success, cheerfulness, and self-actualization. More specifically, she focuses on queer negativity in the work of Lee Edelman, Jack Halberstam, and Lynne Huffer, and on the rhetoric of bad feelings found in the work of Sara Ahmed, Lauren Berlant, David Eng, Heather Love, and José Muñoz. Ruti highlights the ways in which queer theory's desire to opt out of normative society rewrites ethical theory and practice in genuinely innovative ways at the same time as she resists turning antinormativity into a new norm. This wide-ranging and thoughtful book maps the parameters of contemporary queer theory in order to rethink the foundational assumptions of the field.
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Frontmatter --
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CONTENTS --
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AUTHOR’S NOTE --
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS --
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INTRODUCTION --
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Chapter One. QUEER THEORY AND THE ETHICS OF OPTING OUT --
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Chapter Two. FROM BUTLERIAN REITERATION TO LACANIAN DEFIANCE --
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Chapter Three. WHY THERE IS ALWAYS A FUTURE IN THE FUTURE --
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Chapter Four. BEYOND THE ANTISOCIAL–SOCIAL DIVIDE --
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Chapter Five. THE USES AND MISUSES OF BAD FEELINGS --
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CONCLUSION. A Dialogue on Silence with Jordan Mulder --
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REFERENCES --
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INDEX
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Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
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In English.
Language:
English
Subjects:
Ethnology
URL:
https://doi.org/10.7312/ruti18090
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