Queer Objects

by Chris Brickell (Editor), Richard Bruce Parkinson (Contributor), Paerau Warbrick (Contributor)

2020  Choice ​ Outstanding Academic Title

Queer lives give rise to a vast array of the things we fill our houses with, the gifts we share with our friends, the commodities we consume at work and at play, the clothes and accessories we wear, various reminders of state power, as well as the analogue and digital technologies we use to communicate with one another. But what makes an object queer?

The sixty-three chapters in Queer Objects consider this question in relation to lesbian, gay and transgender communities across time, cultures, and space. In this unique international collaboration, well-known and newer writers traverse world history to write about fabulous, captivating, and transgressive items ranging from ancient Egyptian tomb paintings and Roman artefacts to political placards, snapshots, sex toys, and the smartphone.
 

Genres: History, Nonfiction, LGBT, Queer

250 pages, Paperback

Published December 20, 2019

Reviews

[Damian · Rating 4 out of 5]

I so enjoyed this - an old-fashioned anthology. So satisfying to dip in in and out of with queer objects ranging from an ancient Egyptian tomb that may or may not depict two men in a loving relationships, to a silver Roman cup that is too hot to handle and a portable record player used by some lesbians to create pop-up parties. Some of the objects were more interesting than others and the essays veered from academic to more conversational. I found myself wishing it had a podcast too!