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Queer Theory, Gender Theory:

An Instant Primer (Large Print 16pt)
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20 Reviews
ReadHowYouWant.com, Limited, 2011 - 272 pages
A one-stop, no-nonsense introduction to the work of postmodern theorists like Jacques Derrida, Michael Foucault and Judith Butler that has redefined women's, gay and gender studies. Nationally known gender activist Riki Wilchins combines straightforward prose with concrete examples from LGBT and feminist politics to guide the reader through the ideas that have forever altered our understanding of bodies, sex and desire.

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A decent introduction for the very new. - Goodreads
good queer theory intro book. - Goodreads
quite insightful introduction to gender theory. - Goodreads

Review: Queer Theory, Gender Theory: An Instant Primer

User Review - Goodreads

quite insightful introduction to gender theory. informs about the different movements and the quarrels between them. sometimes it reads slightly like a pamphlet for genderPAC, which it shouldn't as wilchins tries to have at least a pseudo scholarly approach to the subject.

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User Review  - Michael Palkowski - Goodreads

The first three chapters deal with very brief parsimonious history lessons about the scope of activism that underpinned much of later queer theory and postmodern gender analysis. Although useful as a ... Read full review

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About the author (2011)

Riki Wilchins is the founding Executive Director of the Gender Public Advocacy Coalition (GenderPAC), the national gender rights organization. The author of "Read My Lips," "GenderQueer," and "Queer Theory/Gender Theory," Riki was selected by TIME Magazine as one of "100 Civic Innovators for the 21st Century." Riki writes a featured columnist for The Advocate on gender issues and is a frequent speaker on gender rights.

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