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Foucault and Queer Theory

In the POSTMODERN ENCOUNTERS series and providing a brief introduction to Foucault's compelling ideas and the development of Queer culture, this is the meeting place between the Frenchman's theories of sexuality, power and discourse and the current key exponents of Queer thinking.

Themes
LGBTfeminism
Audience
adult
Length
short · 80 pages

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