Queer lovers and hateful others : regenerating violent times and places / Jin Haritaworn.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Haritaworn, Jinthana, author.

Series:

Decolonial studies, postcolonial horizons

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Homosexuality.

Gay rights.

Physical Description:

ix, 203 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

London : Pluto Press, 2015.

Summary:

"Since 9/11, gay men and women have experienced relative liberation in parts of the Western world. Coinciding with queer and transgender mobilisations, contemporary queer identity is changing, homosexuality has become acceptable within the army and the police, and (heavily de-sexualised) images of same-sex affection have become mainstream. In Queer Lovers and Hateful Others, however, Jin Haritaworn challenges this progression by exposing what happens to this discourse when sexuality and the racial or religious 'Other' collide. He discusses how the sexual understanding of 'terror' has become increasingly prevalent across the globe in a destructive and overarching ideology. For example, he discusses how gendered images of Islam such as the veil and 'honour crimes' are circulated, largely unchallenged. He looks at movements on the ground, such as how anti-Islam activists have been able to mobilise existing notions of 'Muslim sexism' in order to mainstream a new discourse on 'Muslim homophobia'. Important, timely and innovative, this book provides an exciting engagement with pressing political issues regarding current trends within sexual and gender politics in the neo-colonial world order"--Publisher's description.

Contents:

1 Setting the Scene 36

2 Love 84

3 Hate 125

4 Queer Nostalgia 142

5 Conclusion: Kiss Good Morning, Kiss Good Night 154

6 Epilogue: Beyond the 'Most Homophobic' 159.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-192) and index.

ISBN:

0745330622

9780745330624

0745330614

9780745330617

1783712708

9781783712700

OCLC:

914463613