Straight with a twist : queer theory and the subject of heterosexuality / edited by Calvin Thomas ; with the assistance of Joseph O. Aimone and Catherine A.F. MacGillivray.
| Other author | Thomas, Calvin, 1956- |
| Other author | Aimone, Joseph O. |
| Other author | MacGillivray, Catherine A. F. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Urbana : University of Illinois Press, ©2000. |
| Description | 290 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Straight with a twist: queer theory and the subject of heterosexuality / Calvin Thomas -- In theory if not in practice: straight feminism's lesbian experience / Jacqueline Foertsch -- How I became a queer heterosexual / Clyde Smith -- Staging the self: queer theory in the composition classroom / Lauren Smith -- "Kissing the boar:" queer Adonis and critical practice / Goran Stanivukovic -- Robert Audley's secret: male homosocial desire and "going straight" in Lady Audley's Secret / Richard Nemesavari -- Cross-confessing: Updike's erect faith in A month of Sundays / John N. Duvall -- The fascination of the lesbian fetish: a perverse possibility across the body of Dorothy Allison's Bastard out of Carolina / Mary M. Wiles -- "Not that there's anything wrong with that": reading the queer in Seinfeld / Katherine Gantz -- Mediating the taboo: the straight lesbian gaze / Jane Garrity -- Undressing crazy Jane: queer acts from Yeats to Hollywood and mine / Joseph O. Aimone. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 99006072 |
| ISBN | 0252024958 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0252068130 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | PS228. S42 S77 2000 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |