Queer Commodities: Contemporary US Fiction, Consumer Capitalism, and Gay and Lesbian Subcultures

by Guy Davidson

Queer Commoditiesis the first book-length analysis of same-sexuality and consumer capitalism in contemporary US fiction. Moving beyond the critical tendencies to identify gay and lesbian subcultures as either hopelessly immersed in consumer capitalism or heroically resistant to it, Guy Davidson argues that while these subcultures are necessarily commodified, they also provide means of subversively negotiating aspects of life under capitalism.

Genres: Queer Studies

197 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2009

Reviews

[Jennifer Lavoie · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's hard to rate a book you use for academic purposes. Typically you don't like, love, or hate them. You just use them. This book was perfect for the research project I did on Dorian Gray, commodities, and modern popular gay fiction.