A History of Bisexuality: (The Chicago Series on Sexuality, History, and Society)
By
Steven Angelides (Author)
Paperback
In Stock
Quantity
Description
Why is bisexuality the object of such scepticism? Why do sexologists steer clear of it in their research? Why has bisexuality, in stark contrast to homosexuality, only recently emerged as a nascent political and cultural identity? Bisexuality has been rendered as mostly irrelevant to the history, politics and theory of sexuality. With this text, Steven Angelides explores the reasons why and invites us to rethink our preconceptions about sexual identity. Retracing the evolution of sexology, and revisiting modern epistemological categories of sexuality in psychoanalysis, gay liberation, social constructionism, queer theory, biology, and human genetics, Angelides argues that bisexuality has historically functioned as the structural other to sexual identity itself, undermining assumptions about homosexuality and heterosexuality.
About the Author
Steven Angelides is an Australian Research Council postdoctoral fellow at the Australian National University and an honorary fellow at the Australian Centre, University of Melbourne.
More Details
- Contributor: Steven Angelides
- Imprint: University of Chicago Press
- ISBN13: 9780226020907
- Number of Pages: 296
- Packaged Dimensions: 16x23x2mm
- Packaged Weight: 482
- Format: Paperback
- Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
- Release Date: 2001-10-08
- Series: The Chicago Series on Sexuality, History, and Society
- Binding: Paperback / softback
- Biography: Steven Angelides is an Australian Research Council postdoctoral fellow at the Australian National University and an honorary fellow at the Australian Centre, University of Melbourne.
Delivery Options
Home Delivery
Store Delivery
Free Returns
We hope you are delighted with everything you buy from us. However, if you are not, we will refund or replace your order up to 30 days after purchase. Terms and exclusions apply; find out more from our Returns and Refunds Policy.