Bibliograph

The queer uncanny, new perspectives on the gothic, Paulina Palmer

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The queer uncanny, new perspectives on the gothic, Paulina Palmer

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The queer uncanny

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Paulina Palmer

Series statement

Gothic literary studies

Sub title

new perspectives on the gothic

Summary

The Queer Uncanny: New perspectives on the Gothic investigates the roles played by the concept of the uncanny, as defined by Sigmund Freud and other theorists, in the representation of lesbian and male gay sexualities and transgender in a selection of contemporary British, American and Caribbean fiction published 1980-2007. Novels by Christopher Bram, Philip Hensher, Alan Hollingurst, Randall Kenan, Shani Mootoo, Sarah Schulman, Ali Smith, Sarah Waters, Jeanette Winterson and other writers receive analysis in the context of queer theory and gothic critical writing. Topics discussed include secrets and their disclosure, queer spectrality, the homely/unhomely house, the grotesque, lesbian social invisibility, transgender doubles, and the intersection between sexuality and race

Table Of Contents

Introduction: Queering the uncanny -- Secrets and their disclosure -- Queer spectrality -- Place and space -- Monstrous others

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