Sexualities and Communication in Everyday Life: A ReaderKaren E. Lovaas, Mercilee M. Jenkins SAGE, 2007 - 327 pages Sexualities and Communication in Everyday Life: A Reader is a groundbreaking anthology on the role of communication in the construction and performance of sexualities in interpersonal contexts and in public discourses. Editors Karen E. Lovaas and Mercilee M. Jenkins bring together an interdisciplinary collection which include excerpts from foundational works, recent journal articles, and original pieces written specifically for this text. |
Contents
FOUNDATIONS FOR THINKING | 9 |
ABOUT SEXUALITIES AND COMMUNICATION | 19 |
Sexual Identities and the Politics of Diversity | 41 |
On Judith Butler and Performativity | 55 |
Quare Studies or Almost Everything I Know About | 69 |
The Erotic as Power | 87 |
PERFORMING AND DISCIPLINING | 93 |
Intimate | 107 |
PERFORMING AND DISCIPLINING | 179 |
Brandon Teena | 195 |
Performances BiMen | 233 |
Sex Across the Curriculum | 243 |
TRANSFORMING SEXUALITIES | 263 |
Menopause and Desire or 452 Positions on Love | 279 |
Quare Studies or Almost Everything I Know About | 297 |
Making Alliances | 307 |
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