Exploring Queer Studies: Beyond Binaries
Delve into the realms of Queer Studies with Bruce Henderson's book "Queer Studies: Beyond Binaries," as it challenges traditional binary perspectives, explores the complexities of identity, and redefines societal norms through the lens of queerness. From queering to queer theory, this comprehensive exploration highlights the evolution of queer identities and the significance of embracing non-heteronormative perspectives.
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Queer Studies: Beyond Binaries Introduction Bruce Henderson, Queer Studies: Beyond Binaries, Harrington Park Press, 2019
Queering Queering: A Way of Seeing/Experiencing/Knowing Binary: a pair of words or concepts Used in computer programming (0 1 coding) Popularized in structural anthropology Divides the world into a series of either/or perspectives Bruce Henderson, Queer Studies: Beyond Binaries, Harrington Park Press, 2019
Queer vs. LGBT LGBT: an umbrella acronym emerging after beginnings of gay liberation (post-Stonewall): lesbian gay (typically male, though some women do use) bisexual transgender (experience self as different gender from that assigned at birth) Bruce Henderson, Queer Studies: Beyond Binaries, Harrington Park Press, 2019
Queer as Alternative to LGBT Queer once negative and stigmatizing term Reclaimed in the 1980s and 1990s by those who identify as non- heteronormative Acknowledges and affirms both fluidity of identity and the positive possibilties of non-heteronormativity Bruce Henderson, Queer Studies: Beyond Binaries, Harrington Park Press, 2019
Queer as Verb More recent development of to queer as a verb General meaning to analyze or experience a phenomenon (such as identity, social convention, popular culture, political movement) from a perspective that does not assume heterosexual or cis-gender (i.e. gender identity matching the one assigned at birth) to one that allows for different perspective or valuing Deliberately challenges the concept of a social order which is stable and handed down from the majority Bruce Henderson, Queer Studies: Beyond Binaries, Harrington Park Press, 2019
Queer Theory Originated in the early 1990s Emerges from feminist theory, especially that of such writers as Teresa de Lauretis, Judith Butler, Eve Sokofsky Sedgwick, Alexander Dory, and Michae Warner Initially used as a way of re-orienting such academic fields as philosophy, literary theory and criticism, media studies, and sociology Now expanded to included methods and perspectives used to provide insights that come from minoritized standpoints and intersectional identities Bruce Henderson, Queer Studies: Beyond Binaries, Harrington Park Press, 2019
Queer Studies: Inclusion Not Barrier While the phrase Queer Studies may initially suggest a focus on a subset of human experiences and phenomena, it need not be a barrier or a fence. As a field of identity, social, and political studies, it also includes those who may identify as heterosexual and cis-gender, both as participating allies and as objects of study, as well In other fields, such as the humanities, fine arts, and natural sciences, it inevitably asks us to think about both the centers and the margins, not simply to examine the products of people who themselves identify as queer.
