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Cruising Utopia: The Then And There Of Queer Futurity (2009)

by José Esteban Muñoz(Favorite Author)

4.12 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

0814757286 (ISBN13: 9780814757284)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

New York University Press

review 1: Muñoz is a brilliant close reader and I wished the scope of this academic project allowed for more of that. I mean the chapter connecting vogueing to Elizabeth Bishop, or the discourse on how camo is queer, and countless others of the many critical reading sections -- all genius. I was less compelled by the actual overarching theme of seeking utopia and making the world a better place by dreaming of the future. To call it naive is wrong because nothing about this book's ideas is anything but utterly sophisticated, I just wasn't compelled by that as a guiding force. Still, this is an essential required reading for those promoting an alternative homosexual agenda, especially those ole gays such as myself who feel disheartened by the majoritarian, normative, capitalist pig f... moreocus of the gay world today. If you spit on HRC's grave, this is the book for you.
review 2: Exquisite. José Muñoz's academic partiality to performance studies greatly enhances his argument for queer futurity. That is to say, Muñoz exemplifies the necessity for change embodied in time and space, and the constant (re)consideration(s) of hope and potentiality inherent in queer Otherness. Where the text lacks rhetorical frankness, it excels in intellectual thought, adds to the critical advancement of queer thought that continues to challenge queer assimilation into popular, heteronormative culture. less

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