Imperialism within the margins : queer representation and the politics of culture in southern Africa / William J. Spurlin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Spurlin, William J., 1954-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Homosexuality--Africa, Southern.

Homosexuality.

Gay people--Political activity--Africa, Southern.

Gay people.

Gays--Political activity.

Manners and customs.

Gay people in popular culture.

Same-sex marriage.

Southern Africa.

Same-sex marriage--Africa, Southern.

Gay people in popular culture--Africa, Southern.

Africa, Southern--Social life and customs.

Africa, Southern.

Africa, Southern--Politics and government.

Politics and government.

Physical Description:

ix, 182 pages ; 22 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2006.

Summary:

Through focusing on the sexual politics that have emerged out of post-apartheid South Africa, Spurlin investigates textual and cultural representations of same-sex desire outside of the Euroamerican axes of queer culture and politics, and considers the ways in which queer cultural productions in southern Africa do not merely intersect with western queer identity politics and cultural representations but also resist them. "Imperialism Within the Margins" therefore provides an engaged and much-needed critique of the long-present "heterosexist" biases of postcolonial studies and the "western" biases of academic queer theory.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [166]-173) and index.

ISBN:

1403974136

OCLC:

62741568

Publisher Number:

9781403974136

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