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De-Centring Western Sexualities: Central and Eastern European Perspectives

Contributors

Joanna Mizieli?ska
Editor

Abstract

De-Centring Western Sexualities critically assesses the current state of knowledge about sexualities outside the framings of 'The West', by focusing on gender and sexuality within the context of Central and Eastern Europe. Providing rich case studies drawn from a range of "post-communist" countries, this interdisciplinary volume brings together the latest research on the formation of sexualities in Central and Eastern Europe, alongside analyses of the sexual and national identity politics of the region. Engaged with current debates within queer studies surrounding temporality and knowledge production, and inspired by post-colonial critique, the book problematises the Western hegemony that often characterises sexuality studies, and presents local theoretical insights better attuned to their geo-temporal realities. As such, it offers a cultural and social re-evaluation of everyday life experiences, and will be of interest to sociologists, queer studies scholars, geographers and anthropologists.

Citation

Kulpa, R., & Mizielińska, J. (Eds.). (2011). De-Centring Western Sexualities: Central and Eastern European Perspectives. Farnham: Ashgate Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315576107

Book Type Edited Book
Publication Date 2011
Deposit Date Jan 7, 2021
Publisher Ashgate Publishing
ISBN 978-1-4094-0242-8
DOI https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315576107
Keywords Europe, Eastern; LGBT; Europe, Central; sexual minorities; Sexual orientation; Homophobia; Occidentalism; Western sexualities; Queer studies; Critical epistemologies;
Public URL http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2713767
Publisher URL https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/de-centring-western-sexualities-robert-kulpa-joanna-mizieli%C5%84ska/e/10.4324/9781315576107