Publication

1999 - University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Language

English

Word Count

56,750 words, Guess

Page Count

227 pages

Identifiers

and 3 more
  • Library of Congress Control Number98054363
  • Goodreads379013
  • LibraryThing186049

Classifications

  • LCCHQ76.3.U5 M87 1999

Description

There is more to identity than identifying with one’s culture or standing solidly against it. José Esteban Muñoz looks at how those outside the racial and sexual mainstream negotiate majority culture—not by aligning themselves with or against exclusionary works but rather by transforming these works for their own cultural purposes. Muñoz calls this process “disidentification,” and through a study of its workings, he develops a new perspective on minority performance, survival, and activism.

Subjects

Series Statement

  • Cultural studies of the Americas -- v. 2.

Other Editions

  • Disidentifications: queers of color and the performance of politicsUniversity of Minnesota Press1999-01-01

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