Greg Knotts: This abstract was culled from the back of the book and table of contents.
Globalization has a taste for queer cultures. Whether in advertising, film, performance art, the Internet, or in the political discourses of human rights in emerging democracies, queerness sells. The transnational circulation of peoples, identities and social movements that we call "globalization" can be liberating to the extent that it incorporates queer lives and cultures. From this perspective, globalization is seen as positive force, allowing the emergence of queer identities and cultures on a global scale.
The essays in "Queer Globalizations" bring together scholars of postcolonial and lesbian and gay studies in order to examine — from multiple perspectives — the narratives that have sought to define globalization. In studying the tales that have been spun about globalization, these scholars have tried not only to assess the validity of the claims made for globalization, they have also attempted to identify the tactics and rhetorical strategies through which these claims are constructed and operate.
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