De-Centring Western Sexualities: Central and Eastern European Perspectives

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. 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