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Queer festivals : challenging collective identities in a transnational Europe /

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Is queer really anti-identitarian? And how is it experienced at the European level? At queer festivals, activists, artists and participants come together to build new forms of sociability and practice their ideals through anti-binary and inclusive idioms of gender and sexuality. These ideals are mor...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Eleftheriadis, Konstantinos (Author)
Corporate Author: JSTOR (Organization)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, [2018]
Series:Protest and social movements ; 14.
Subjects:
Gay pride parades > Europe.
Gay liberation movement > Europe.
Gay liberation movement.
Gay pride parades.
Europe.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Essays.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Reference.
LITERARY CRITICISM / General.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Table of Contents
  • Acknowledgements
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. The Origins of Queer Festivals in Europe
  • 3. Organizing the Queer Space
  • 4. What Is 'Queer' about Queer Festivals?
  • 5. 'Not Yet Queer Enough'
  • 6. Queering Transnationalism
  • 7. Anti-identity, Politics and the State
  • Appendix 1: Methodology of the study
  • Appendix 2: Documentation of Queer Festivals
  • References
  • Interviews
  • Index