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Auteur(s) : Zanghellini, Aleardo
Titre(s) : Imaginative resistance, queer fiction and the law [Texte imprimé] : same-sex desire and the good life in heteronormative orders / Aleardo Zanghellini
Publication : Abingdon ; New York (N.Y.) : Routledge, 2022
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (175 p.) : ill. ; 25 cm
Note(s) : Bibliogr. en fin de chapitres. Index
Imaginative Resistance, Queer Fiction and the Law develops a novel account of how
heteronormative sociolegal orders undermine the well-being of same-sex attracted people,
even when these normative orders may fall short of coercively interfering with their
choices. Queer well-being is generally studied from psychological perspectives, through
the concept of minority stress.' Taking four texts of mid-century Anglo-American queer
fiction as illustrative case studies, this book argues - in a philosophical rather
than a psychological register - that heteronormativity also affects queer well-being
in more intangible ways. The central claim is that heteronormativity shackles the
imagination: it curtails no less the imaginative reach of authors of queer fiction,
than our ability - engaged as we are in projects of self-authorship - to make-believe
personal futures in which same-sex intimacy is brought to bear on our well-being.
The book's central claim re-works a concept central to the philosophy of fiction -
imaginative resistance' - and puts it into service of questions raised in moral philosophy.
Apart from its political and normative implications - strengthening the case for at
least some global gay rights - and from challenging some of queer theory's orthodoxies,
the book also makes contributions to queer literary history, criticism and biography.
Drawing on archival material and personal interviews, fresh readings are offered of
Charles Jackson's The Fall of Valor (1946), Gillian Freeman's The Leather Boys (1961),
and Patricia Highsmith's The Price of Salt (1952) and The Talented Mr Ripley (1955),
making a case for their inclusion in the queer literary canon. Imaginative Resistance,
Queer Fiction and the Law will appeal to students of literary criticism, queer sociolegal
history, law & literature, the philosophy of fiction, and queer theory, politics and
ethics
Sujet(s) : Homosexualité et littérature
Roman américain -- 20e siècle -- Théorie littéraire
Roman anglais -- 20e siècle -- Théorie littéraire
Cinéma -- États-Unis -- 20e siècle
Cinéma -- Grande-Bretagne -- 20e siècle
Orientation sexuelle -- Dans la littérature
Orientation sexuelle -- Au cinéma
Hétérosexisme -- Dans la littérature
Hétérosexisme -- Au cinéma
Théorie queer
Minorités sexuelles -- Conditions sociales
Indice(s) Dewey :
306.76 (23e éd.) = Orientation sexuelle, identité transgenre, intersexualité
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9781000421170. - ISBN 1000421171. - ISBN 9781003188797. - ISBN 1003188796. -
ISBN 9781000421187. - ISBN 100042118X. - ISBN 1032037474 (erroné). - ISBN 978-1-03-203747-9
(rel.)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb46849596x
Notice n° :
FRBNF46849596
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