On Sexuality and Power

(Part of the Between Men-Between Women: Lesbian and Gay Studies Series)

by Alan Sinfield

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It is widely supposed that the most suitable partner will be someone very much like oneself; gay fiction and cinema are often organized around this assumption. Nonetheless, power differentials are remarkably persistent--as well as sexy. What are the personal and political implications of this insight?

Sinfield argues that hierarchies in interpersonal relations are continuous with the main power differentials of our social and political life...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0231134096

ISBN13:9780231134095

Release Date:December 2004

Publisher:Columbia University Press

Length:224 Pages

Weight:0.65 lbs.

Dimensions:0.5" x 6.3" x 9.0"

Age Range:22 years and up

Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher

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