Erotics & politics : gay male sexuality, masculinity, and feminism / Tim Edwards.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Edwards, Tim, 1963-

Series:

Critical studies on men and masculinities.

Critical studies on men and masculinities

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Male homosexuality.

Masculinity.

Feminist theory.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (201 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, c1994.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Erotics and Politics provides an interface between the study of sexuality (particularly gay male studies) and gender (primarily feminism). In doing so it covers a wide range of issues of concern to gay and feminist movements over the past twenty five years including gay liberational sexuality, sado-masochism, pornography, promiscuity, personal relationships, AIDS and postmodernity. The central focus of attention throughout is the nature, development and consequence of gay male sexuality and masculinity. This book is unique in its coverage of a wide range of issues and connecting subje

Contents:

Cover; EROTICS & POLITICS; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Coming out, coming together; 2 Sexual politics and the politics of sexuality; 3 Gender and generation; 4 Sado-masochism,masculinity and the problem of pornography; 5 Public sex: the erotidsation of an oppressed position; 6 Private love: an alternative?; 7 The AIDS dialectic; 8 Politics, plurality and postmodernity; Conclusion: erotic politics; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 173-188) and index.

Contains:

Erotics and politics.

ISBN:

1-280-32193-8

9786610321933

0-203-42396-8

0-203-30208-7

9780203423967

OCLC:

701828922