Queer commodities : contemporary US fiction, consumer capitalism, and gay and lesbian subcultures / Guy Davidson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Davidson, Guy.

Series:

American literature readings in the 21st century

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

American literature--20th century--History and criticism.

American literature.

American literature--21st century--History and criticism.

Homosexuality in literature.

Consumption (Economics)--Social aspects.

Consumption (Economics).

Physical Description:

190 pages ; 23 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.

Summary:

"Queer Commodities is the first book-length analysis of same-sexuality and consumer capitalism in contemporary US fiction. Moving beyond the critical tendencies to identify gay and lesbian subcultures as either hopelessly immersed in consumer capitalism or heroically resistant to it, Guy Davidson argues that while these subcultures are necessarily commodified, they also provide means of subversively negotiating aspects of life under capitalism"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1 Queer Commodities 1

2 Metropolitan Destinies: Edmund White's: The Farewell Symphony 37

3 Utopia and Apocalypse in Samuel Delany's: The Mad Man 63

4 Bar and Dog Collar: Commodity, Subculture, and Narrative in Jane DeLynn 89

5 Revolt into Style: Subcultural and Literary Politics in Michelle Tea and Lynn Breedlove 117.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780230340497

0230340490

OCLC:

745979553