The Queer Uncanny
New Perspectives on the Gothic
Awdur(on) Paulina Palmer
Iaith: Saesneg
Dosbarthiad(au): History
Cyfres: Gothic Literary Studies
- Ionawr 2012 · 256 tudalen ·216x138mm
- · Clawr Caled - 9780708324585
- · Clawr Meddal - 9780708324592
- · eLyfr - pdf - 9780708324608
- · eLyfr - epub - 9781783164912
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The Queer Uncanny: New Perspectives on the Gothic investigates the roles played by the concept of the uncanny, as defined by Sigmund Freud and other theorists, in the representation of lesbian and male gay sexualities and transgender in a selection of contemporary British, American and Caribbean fiction published 1980-2007. Novels by Christopher Bram, Philip Hensher, Alan Hollingurst, Randall Kenan, Shani Mootoo, Sarah Schulman, Ali Smith, Sarah Waters, Jeanette Winterson and other writers receive analysis in the context of queer theory and gothic critical writing. Topics discussed include: secrets and their disclosure, queer spectrality, the homely/ unhomely house, the grotesque, lesbian social invisibility, transgender doubles, and the intersection between sexuality and race.