Description:
Establishes a context of events and movements through which to understand the political implications of the antisocial thesis in queer theory
Provides a critical account of the rise of queer theory in the US and situates it in relation to European traditions of political thought
Offers insightful readings of cultural and theoretical works by Guy Hocquenghem, Leo Bersani, Lee Edelman, Bruce La Bruce, Mario Mieli, Tim Dean, Immanuel Kant, and Thomas Hobbes