Homophobias

Name: Homophobias
ISBN: 9780822391395

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2009238 pagesDuke University Press

What is it about “the homosexual” that incites vitriolic rhetoric and violence around the world? How and why do some people hate queers? Does homophobia operate differently across social, political, and economic terrains? What are the ambivalences in homophobic discourses that can be exploited to undermine its hegemonic privilege? This volume addresses these questions through critical interrogations of sites where homophobic discourses are produced. It provides innovative analytical insights that expose the complex and intersecting cultural, political, and economic forces contributing to the development of new forms of homophobia. And it is a call to action for anthropologists and other social scientists to examine more carefully the politics, histories, and contexts of places and people who profess hatred for queerness. The contributors to this volume open up the scope of inquiry into processes of homophobia, moving the analysis of a particular form of “hate” into new, wider sociocultural and political fields. The ongoing production of homophobic discourses is carefully analyzed in diverse sites including New York City, Australia, the Caribbean, Greece, India, and Indonesia, as well as American Christian churches, in order to uncover the complex operational processes of homophobias and their intimate relationships to nationalism, sexism, racism, class, and colonialism. The contributors also critically inquire into the limitations of the term homophobia and interrogate its utility as a cross-cultural designation.

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David A. B. Murray

David A. B. Murray is an anthropologist whose work explores sexuality and culture. He is the author of "Homophobias," a study examining the social aspects of prejudice.

David A. B. Murray

David A. B. Murray is an anthropologist whose work explores sexuality and culture. He is the author of "Homophobias," a study examining the social aspects of prejudice.

Don Kulick

Don Kulick is an anthropology professor whose writing explores human sexuality and gender. His book, Homophobias, examines the varied forms of anti-gay sentiment across cultures. He has written several other books and articles on related subjects.

Martin F. Manalansan IV

Martin F. Manalansan IV is the Beverly & Richard Fink Professor in Liberal Arts and Professor of American Studies at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. He has taught at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, University of the Philippines, New York University, New School University, Wesleyan University, and the City University of New York. As a cultural anthropologist, he is interested in the ethnographic study of the small, the fleeting, the contingent, and the "infra-ordinary."...

Steven Angelides

Steven Angelides writes about social issues. His book, Homophobias, explores the history and forms of prejudice against gay people. Angelides's writing offers a close look at cultural and psychological aspects of discrimination.

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