The spectacle of violence : homophobia, gender, and knowledge /

Mason, Gail,

The spectacle of violence : homophobia, gender, and knowledge / Gail Mason. - vi, 170 pages ; 25 cm. - Writing corporealit[i]es . - Writing corporealities. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Looking through experience -- Disorder -- Different territory: a question of intersectionality? -- Body maps: envisaging homophobia, violence and safety -- Backlight and shadow: constituting danger -- Violence: an instrument of power.

"The Spectacle of Violence explores the issues surrounding violence and hostility towards lesbians and gay men. Drawing on in-depth interviews with women reflecting a range of experiences of verbal hostility, physical violence and sexual violence, Gail Mason asks fundamental questions about where violence comes from and what effects it has. How do lesbians and gay men manage the risk of violence? And what is the relationship between violence and power?" "Challenging current thinking, Mason highlights the ways in which different identities, different bodies and different systems of thought interact. She argues for the importance of thinking about homophobic violence in the context of other core issues such as gender and race. Examining the visual nature of violence, she demonstrates how violence infiltrates not just the daily experience of lesbians and gay men, but also the knowledge systems through which we construct and recognise sexual identities." "Focusing on 'real life' experiences of violence, The Spectacle of Violence is an important contribution to current thought about violence. Moving beyond issues of causation and prevention, it offers new ways of theorising the relationship between identity, knowledge and power."--Jacket.

0415189551 9780415189552 041518956X 9780415189569 0203360788 9780203360781

2001031767


Homophobia--Australia
Gays--Violence against--Australia
Prejudices
Homosexuality.
Violence.

HQ76.45.A8 / M37 2002

303.60994

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