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OverviewDe-centering queer theory seeks to reorient queer theory to a different conception of bodies and sexuality derived from Eastern European Marxism. The book articulates a contrast between the concept of the productive body, which draws its epistemology from Soviet and avant-garde theorists, and Cold War gender, which is defined as the social construction of the body. The first part of the book concentrates on the theoretical and visual production of Eastern European Marxism, which proposed an alternative version of sexuality to that of western liberalism. In doing so it offers a historical angle to understand the emergence not only of an alternative epistemology, but also of queer theory's vocabulary. The second part of the book provides a Marxist, anti-capitalist archive for queer studies, which often neglects to engage critically with its liberal and Cold War underpinnings. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Bogdan PopaPublisher: Manchester University Press Imprint: Manchester University Press Dimensions: Width: 13.80cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.449kg ISBN: 9781526156952ISBN 10: 1526156954 Pages: 256 Publication Date: 09 November 2021 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsList of figures Acknowledgments PART I: COMMUNIST SEXUALITY IN THE FLOW 1 A materialist conception of queer theory PART II: GENDER AND THE ERASURE OF MARXIST EPISTEMOLOGY 2 Productive bodies in early Soviet Marxism 3 The birth of gender epistemology during the US Cold War 4 Marxism and queer theory at the end of the Cold War PART III: DE-CONTEXTUALIZING MARXISM 5 Abolition 6 Counterfetish 7 The unconscious 8 Trans 9 The future of queer communism Bibliography Index -- .ReviewsWinner of the ALGCR Prize for Cultural and Literary Theory 2021 -- . Author InformationBogdan Popa is Visiting Researcher (Professor) in the Political and Social Sciences Department at Pompeu Fabra University Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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