"Because of the polymorphousness of its disciplinary perversity, "Tendencies, " taken together with Sedgwick's two previous books, virtually defines the new field of queer studies. The opulent availability of an embodied self who also happens to be a brilliant reader marks Sedgwick's effort throughout this volume. It is also what allows one the tutelary space for taking, not only pleasure from her work, but courage from her example."--James Creech, author of "Closet Writing/Gay Reading"
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Foreword: T Times xi
Queer and Now 1
Queer Tutelage
Privilege of Unknowing: Diderot's The Nun 23
Tales of the Avunculate: The Importance of Being Earnest 52
Is the Rectum Straight?: Identification and Identity in The Wings of the Dove 73
Memorial for Craig Owens 104
Crossing of Discourses
Jane Austen and the Masturbating Girl 109
Epidemics of the Will 130
Nationalisms and Sexualities 143
How to Bring Your Kids Up Gay: The War on Effeminate Boys 154
Across Genders, Across Sexualities
Willa Cather and Others 167
A Poem Is Being Written 177
Divinity: A Dossier, A Performance Piece, A Little-Understood Emotion (written with Michael Moon) 215
White Glasses 252
Bibliography 267
Index 275
