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Trouble with Normal : Sex, Politics, and the Ethics of Queer Life by Michael Warner (2000, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherHarvard University Press
ISBN-100674004418
ISBN-139780674004412
eBay Product ID (ePID)1750647
Product Key Features
Number of Pages240 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameTrouble with Normal : Sex, Politics, and the Ethics of Queer Life
SubjectLgbt Studies / General, Lgbt Studies / Gay Studies
Publication Year2000
TypeTextbook
AuthorMichael Warner
Subject AreaSocial Science
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight8 Oz
Item Length8.3 in
Item Width5.7 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN99-044356
Dewey Edition21
TitleLeadingThe
ReviewsIn The Trouble with Normal, Warner offers both a sharp-witted defense of 'sexual autonomy' and a prescription for 'sexual ethics' that rests on the real experience of individuals rather than the imagined wisdom of the group...Warner lambastes the current course of gay activism, arguing that the drive to marriage and the illusion of normality are founded on a phony morality that will only further stigmatize the queer community at large., To the aspiration to conformity and the domination of the 'normal,' Warner opposes a moral argument based upon an ideal of autonomy and liberty, upon the idea that a democratic culture needs to encourage, not to stifle, innovations and deviations in living, in order to discover the most fruitful ways to realize its ideal of human dignity...Warner is a deft and thoughtful writer who turns his own experience of the margins into a source of genuine understanding about America and its sexual politics...For what Warner's book finally demands of us is...genuine reflection., In The Trouble with Normal , Warner offers both a sharp-witted defense of 'sexual autonomy' and a prescription for 'sexual ethics' that rests on the real experience of individuals rather than the imagined wisdom of the group...Warner lambastes the current course of gay activism, arguing that the drive to marriage and the illusion of normality are founded on a phony morality that will only further stigmatize the queer community at large.
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal306.76/6
Table Of ContentPreface Chapter One The Ethics of Sexual Shame Chapter Two What's Wrong with Normal? Chapter Three Beyond Gay Marriage Chapter Four Zoning Out Sex Conclusion The Politics of Shame and HIV Prevention Notes
SynopsisMichael Warner, one of our most brilliant social critics, argues that gay marriage and other moves toward normalcy are bad not just for the gays but for everyone. In place of sexual status quo, Warner offers a vision of true sexual autonomy that will forever change the way we think about sex, shame, and identity., Michael Warner, one of our most brilliant social critics, argues that gay marriage and other moves toward normalcy are bad not just for gays but for everyone. In place of sexual status quo, Warner offers a vision of true sexual autonomy that will forever change the way we think about sex, shame and identity.
LC Classification NumberHQ76.25
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