Queer Apocalypses

Elements of Antisocial Theory
Softcover Nachdruck of the original 1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-3-319-82802-2
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 216 Seiten, Previously published in hardcover, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm, Gewicht: 341 g

Establishes a context of events and movements through which to understand the political implications of the antisocial thesis in queer theory
Provides a critical account of the rise of queer theory in the US and situates it in relation to European traditions of political thought
Offers insightful readings of cultural and theoretical works by Guy Hocquenghem, Leo Bersani, Lee Edelman, Bruce La Bruce, Mario Mieli, Tim Dean, Immanuel Kant, and Thomas Hobbes

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bernini, Lorenzo

Weitere Mitwirkende

Heim, Julia

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Sozialphilosophie, Politische Philosophie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies: Homosexualität, LGBTQ+
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Politische Kommunikation und Partizipation
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies, Geschlechtersoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part 1: Elements of Antisocial Theory
1. Genealogical Exercises1.1 From the Pleasure Principle…1.2 …To the Death Drive
2. Sicut Palea: How Sweet it Must Be to Die2.1 Homos/Thanatos2.2 Homos/Heros
3. Back to the Future3.1 The Anal Struggle Against Capital3.2 No Pity for Tiny Tim3.3 After the End (Catullus)
Part 2: Queer Apocalypses
4. Resurrections4.1 The Jouissance of the Living Dead4.2 Bruce’s Zombies
5. Apocalypse Here and Now5.1 Hobbes’ Biopolitical Crystal5.2 Butchering Leviathan
6. Becoming Animals6.1 Zombies versus Lycanthropes6.2 Celine’s Chickens, or on Prophetic Voices

Über Autor(innen)

Lorenzo Bernini teaches Political Philosophy and Sexuality at the University of Verona, Italy, where he founded the research Centre PoliTeSse (Politics and Theories of Sexuality). His interests range from classical political philosophy and French thought of the twentieth century, to contemporary theories of radical democracy and queer studies.