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The Queer Art Of Failure (2011)

by J. Jack Halberstam(Favorite Author)

4.26 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0822350289 (ISBN13: 9780822350286)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

Duke University Press Books

review 1: Absolutely amazing book. This is the first full book I read about queer theory, and it has completely changed my outlook about every other type of theory out there. Halberstam has an extremely postmodern take on a number of issues, and the book, although accessible to the average reader, encourages breaking barriers and concepts. This is one of the few books I have actively championed with all my friends, family and people I barely know. Five Stars.
review 2: a lot i found interesting. a lot i found ridiculous. especially the artcrit part. mostly i think i'd like it better if it hadn't grossed me out about how, at the end of the day, this is a pop-academia book that's making some academic some money.the shaddow feminisms chapter is perhaps the most interesting... more. i liked it the most. but i couldn't really draw practical conclusions from it. and it does feel a little slimy to cite post-colonial/third world female writers and people to sell a nihilistic approach to feminism to a western audience. less

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