The Routledge Queer Studies Reader provides a comprehensive resource for students and scholars working in this vibrant and interdisciplinary field. The book traces the emergence and development of Queer Studies as a field of scholarship, presenting key critical essays alongside more recent criticism that explores new directions. The collection is edited by leading scholars in the field and presents: The Routledge Queer Studies Reader is a field-defining volume and presents an illuminating guide for established scholars and also those new to Queer Studies.
sometimes i’d write so true king in the margins and other times i’d go please go outside which i think is an accurate reflection of how queer theory goes. i really liked the ahmed piece that counters this idea that marriage is somehow bad while managing to address prominent ideas in theory. sometimes a menace sometimes intriguing but thats how theory be
in my opinion, the most current, comprehensive collection of high level pieces on the state of being and thinking queer today. not for the casual reader, but literally the richest possible resource on queer theory.
Unfortunately the selections in this reader fall into the common trap of gender theory essays—they use jargon and opaque language to make their work less accessible. It is disappointing that work that could benefit many people is subject to academic gatekeeping.