Monday, June 11, 2012


I agree with posts already on here that Jagose has a point that the more queer theory becomes a normative academic discipline that the less queer it is. However I still feel that any terms and ideas should be clearly explained, especially with the history of the term queer itself (which at its worse is nothing more than abusive slang). If only to make the subject more approachable for people outside of that community, then queer theory needs to be able to be somewhat standardized in an academic setting.
I also think that people who do not identify themselves with a sexual preference (or without sexual needs at all) can be described as queer. They are still resisting homonormative and heteronormative behavior by choosing to be celibate and asexual. What other disruptions (as Dudgrick put it) are possible?

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  1. You pose some central questions for queer theory: representation and practice.

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