Queer Race: Cultural Interventions in the Racial Politics of Queer TheoryOne of the first extended and theoretically informed investigations of queer theory's racial inscription, Queer Race understands race as inextricably sexualized, as sexuality is always racially marked. The book critically and playfully explores intellectual and political deployments of the term «queer», gay pornographic videos about South Africa, contemporary literary representations of interracial gay desire, the writings of Gloria Anzaldúa, and Jeffrey Dahmer's criminal trial. Through these explorations, Queer Race charts a framework for understanding the «race» of queer theory that both tests queer theory's limits and suggests its future inter-relations with anti-racist work. |
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Page 54
( vi ) What if a politically radical white person fetishizes race ? Is this possible ? If
so , does awareness make a difference ? What can this white person do with /
about her fetish ? What if a politically radical white person does not fetishize race
...
( vi ) What if a politically radical white person fetishizes race ? Is this possible ? If
so , does awareness make a difference ? What can this white person do with /
about her fetish ? What if a politically radical white person does not fetishize race
...
Page 55
( viii ) What if a person of color is making the kind of representations of race and
desire that I have constructed as racist in section III ? Surely there is a difference
between a black subject ' s desire for other black men and a white subject ' s ...
( viii ) What if a person of color is making the kind of representations of race and
desire that I have constructed as racist in section III ? Surely there is a difference
between a black subject ' s desire for other black men and a white subject ' s ...
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Likewise , B . Ruby Rich , writing on representations of race in queer film uses the
terms “ cross - race ” and “ racial difference ” only to designate a relationship
between a white person and a ( any ) person of color . See Rich , “ When
Difference ...
Likewise , B . Ruby Rich , writing on representations of race in queer film uses the
terms “ cross - race ” and “ racial difference ” only to designate a relationship
between a white person and a ( any ) person of color . See Rich , “ When
Difference ...
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Contents
The Men of South Africa | 19 |
Representing Race in the Discourse of Desire | 35 |
Gloria Anzaldúas Queer Mestisaje | 63 |
Copyright | |
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