Imagining Queer Methods

by Matt Brim (editor), Amin Ghaziani (Editor)

Reimagines the field of queer studies asking “How do we do queer theory?”    Imagining Queer Methods showcases the methodological renaissance unfolding in queer scholarship. This volume brings together emerging and esteemed researchers from all corners of the academy who are defining new directions for the field.   From critical race studies, history, journalism, lesbian feminist studies, literature, media studies, and performance studies to anthropology, education, psychology, sociology, and urban planning, this impressive interdisciplinary collection covers topics such as humanistic approaches to reading, theorizing, and interpreting, as well as scientific appeals to measurement, modeling, sampling, and statistics.  By bringing together diverse voices, Ghaziani and Brim inspire us with new ways of thinking about methods and methodologies in queer studies.

Genres: Nonfiction, Queer

330 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2019

Reviews

[D. Travers · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great collection gathers recent thinking on queer theory as applied to methodology. Introductions by editors and Heather Love, concluding chapters by Jane Ward, Kadji Amin, and Sarah Schulman all are particularly useful overviews of issues and backgrounds. Also impressed by engagement with, rather than dismissal of quantitative methods, such as chapter on survey by Patrick Grzanka. Lots here on feminist and QPOC perspectives, as well as addressing issues in participatory action research, oral history, interviewing, performance, geography, history, urban studies, and ethnography. Look forward to using this in classes.

[James · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really opened my eyes to new and innovative ways of thinking about and doing research. really helpful for my diss