Title On making sense : queer race narratives of intelligibility / Ernesto Javier Martínez

Published Palo Alto : Stanford University Press, 2012

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Description 1 online resource (217 pages) Series Stanford studies in comparative race and ethnicity Stanford studies in comparative race and ethnicity. Contents Introduction : on the practice and politics of intelligibility -- Morrison and Butler on language and knowledge -- Dying to know in Baldwin's another country -- Queer Latina/o migrant labor -- Shifting the site of queer enunciation -- Cho's faggot pageantry Summary "On Making Sense juxtaposes texts produced by black, Latino, and Asian queer writers and artists to understand how knowledge is acquired and produced in contexts of racial and gender oppression. From James Baldwin's 1960s novel Another Country to Margaret Cho's turn-of-the-century stand-up comedy, these works all exhibit a preoccupation with intelligibility, or the labor of making sense of oneself and of making sense to others. In their efforts to "make sense," these writers and artists argue against merely being accepted by society on society's terms, but articulate a desire to confront epistemic injustice--an injustice that affects people in their capacity as knowers and as communities worthy of being known. The book speaks directly to critical developments in feminist and queer studies, including the growing ambivalence to antirealist theories of identity and knowledge. In so doing, it draws on decolonial and realist theory to offer a new framework to understand queer writers and artists of color as dynamic social theorists."--The publisher Notes English Print version record Subject Sexual minorities' writings, American -- History and criticism Gay people's writings, American -- History and criticism American literature -- Minority authors -- History and criticism Sexual minorities in literature. Homosexuality in literature. Race in literature. American literature -- Minority authors Gays' writings, American Homosexuality in literature Race in literature Sexual minorities in literature Sexual minorities' writings, American English. Languages & Literatures. American Literature. LGBTQ+ literature. Queer literature. LGBTQ+ people of colour. Queer people of colour. Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc. Form Electronic book ISBN 9780804784016 0804784019

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