Category Archive for: ‘Queer Studies’

Weeks, Jeffrey. “The Construction of Homosexuality.”

Weeks, Jeffrey. “The Construction of Homosexuality.” Queer Theory/Sociology. Ed. S. Seidman. Cambridge, MA: Blackwell Publishers, 1999. weeks-homo-construction.pdf TOPICS:Traces the history of ways of thinking about homosexuality as a behavior vs. an identity.

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Schlichter, Annette. “Contesting ‘Straights’: ‘Lesbians,’ ‘Queer Heterosexuals’ and the Critique of Heteronormativity.”

Schlichter, Annette. “Contesting ‘Straights’: ‘Lesbians,’ ‘Queer Heterosexuals’ and the Critique of Heteronormativity.” Journal of Lesbian Studies 11.3/4 (2007): 189-201. Print. schlichter-contesting-straights.pdf

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Sullivan, Nikki. “Assimilation or Liberation, Sexuality or Gender.”

Sullivan, Nikki. “Assimilation or Liberation, Sexuality or Gender.” A Critical Introduction to Queer Theory. NY: New York UP, 2003. 22-36. sullivan-queer-theory-ch2.pdf

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Kenen, Stephanie. “Who Counts When You’re Counting Homosexuals? Hormones and Homosexuality in Mid-Twentieth Century America.”

Kenen, Stephanie. “Who Counts When You’re Counting Homosexuals? Hormones and Homosexuality in Mid-Twentieth Century America.” In Science and Homosexualities. Ed. Vernon A. Rosario. New York: Routledge, 1997. kenen-hormones-homosexuality.pdf

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Weeks, Jeffrey. “The Invention of Sexuality.”

Weeks, Jeffrey. . “The Invention of Sexuality.” Sexual Lives: A Reader on the Theories and Realities of Human Sexualities. Eds. Robert Heasley and Betsy Crane. Boston: McGraw Hill, 2003. Print. weeks-invention-sexuality.pdf

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Hutchins, Loraine. “Bi Any Other Name.”

Hutchins, Loraine, and Lani Kaahumanu. “Bi Any Other Name.” Sexual Lives: A Reader on the Theories and Realities of Human Sexualities. Eds. Robert Heasley and Betsy Crane. Boston: McGraw Hill, 2003. Print. hutchins-bisexuality.pdf

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Ault, Amber. “Ambiguous Identity in an Unambiguous Sex/Gender Structure: The Case of Bisexual Women.”

Ault, Amber. “Ambiguous Identity in an Unambiguous Sex/Gender Structure: The Case of Bisexual Women.” The Sociological Quarterly 37.3 (1996): 449-463. ault-bisexual-gender.pdf

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Terry, Jennifer. “The Seductive Power of Science in the Making of Deviant Subjectivity.”

Terry, Jennifer. “The Seductive Power of Science in the Making of Deviant Subjectivity.” In Science and Homosexualities. Ed. Vernon A. Rosario. New York: Routledge, 1997. terry-seductive-science.pdf READING NOTES Summary In this article, Terry raises questions about the knowledge we have about homosexuality through scientific research. She examines the history of scientific research into homosexuality in order to show that science …

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