Disturbing Attachments by Kadji Amin
Kadji Amin challenges the idealization of Jean Genet as a paradigmatic figure within queer studies to illuminate the methodological dilemmas at the heart of queer theory, bringing the genealogy of Genet's imaginaries of attachment to bear on pressing issues within contemporary queer politics and scholarship, including prison abolition, homonationalism, and pinkwashing.
"Amin's commitment to re-evaluating the unsettling practices of Genet's life represents a serious attempt to contend with the colonial, racist, and hierarchical legacies present in queer social forms. . . Disturbing Attachments, by investigating the traction queer theory can have in contending with the compromises and failures hidden within its own field, demonstrates the potential for critical self-inquiry." - Rajat D. Singh (Gay & Lesbian Review) "There is no doubt that Disturbing Attachments is, first and foremost, a work of and about queer studies, a fearless and scholarly probing of its disciplinary norms, its discursive limits, and its most embarrassing relations. It should be read by all those who care about the discipline’s future . . . and, most importantly, by those who care about its past." - Andrew Counter (French Studies) "Amin’s book offers a dizzying number of theoretical interventions, in an elegant style that makes up for the uncompromising density of the text. With refreshing currency, Disturbing Attachments displaces queer studies outside its presentist US context." - Mehammed Amadeus Mack (Journal of Middle East Women's Studies) "Disturbing Attachments is a formidable read. It is theoretically mobile, stylistically gratifying, and conceptually probing." - Helmut Puff (American Historical Review)
Kadji Amin is Assistant Professor of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Emory University.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780822368892 |
| ISBN 10 | 0822368897 |
| Title | Disturbing Attachments |
| Author | Kadji Amin |
| Series | Theory Q |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Duke University Press |
| Year published | 2017-09-22 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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