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Queer theory includes both queer readings of texts and the theorisation of queerness itself. This book is not about going back to some simpler time. Apr 15, 2014 essentialism is a great concept and well explained and described in this book. Mckeown began his mission for a less overcommitted life after he left. Envisioning the world we make, socialhistorical construction, a model, a manifesto, 1 introduction 1 introduction theories of the socialhistorical construction of homosexuality and heterosexuality suggest that these and other sexualities are produced by human beings in different ways, in different societies, at different times.
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