Broschiertes Buch

Out in Public

Reinventing Lesbian/Gay Anthropology in a Globalizing World

Ed. by Ellen Lewin and William L. Leap

Beschreibung

Out in Public addresses, and engages us in, the new and exciting directions in the emerging field of lesbian/gay anthropology. The authors offer a deep conversation about the meaning of sexuality, subjectivity and culture.

Affirms the importance of recognizing gay and lesbian social issues within the arena of public anthropology
Explores critical concerns of gay activism in a variety of global settings, from the U.S., the European Union, Singapore, Nigeria, India, Nicaragua, and Guadalajara
Offers a unique focus on the politics of being gay and lesbian - in cross-cultural perspective
Deals with broad-ranging issues that affect human sexuality and human rights globally
Winner of the 2009 Ruth Benedict Prize in the category of "Best Anthology"

Autor

Ellen Lewin is Professor of Women's Studies and Anthropology at the University of Iowa. She is the author of Lesbian Mothers: Accounts of Gender in American Culture (Cornell University Press, 1993) and Recognizing Ourselves: Lesbian and Gay Ceremonies of Commitment (Columbia University Press, 1998), and the editor of Inventing Lesbian Cultures in America (Beacon Press, 1996) and of Feminist Anthropology: A Reader (Blackwell, 2006). With William L. Leap, she has co-edited two volumes of essays on lesbian and gay anthropology, Out in the Field: Reflections of Lesbian and Gay Anthropologists (University of Illinois Press, 1996) and Out in Theory: The Emergence of Lesbian and Gay Anthropology (University of Illinois Press, 2002). William Leap is Professor of Anthropology at American University. He is the author of Word's Out: Gay Men's English (University of Minnesota Press, 1996), and editor of Public Sex, Gay Space (Columbia University Press, 1999) and co-editor of Speaking in Queer Tongues: Globalization and Gay Language (University of Illinois Press, 2004). With Ellen Lewin, he has co-edited Out in the Field and Out in Theory.

Produktdetails

• Readings in Engaged Anthropology
• Verlag: Wiley & Sons
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 1A405191010
• 1. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 384
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Mai 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 247mm x 175mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 648g
• ISBN-13: 9781405191012
• ISBN-10: 1405191015
• Artikelnr.: 26619045