Description: Familiar Perversions by Liz Montegary Familiar Perversions evaluates the many successes of the family equality movement, while asking important questions about its place within neoliberalism, racial inequality, and the policing of sexual cultures. Liz Montegary investigates how queer family politics might strengthen the diverse networks of kinship, intimacy, and care on which people depend. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Winner of the 2018 Choice Outstanding Academic Title Over the past two decades, same-sex couples raising children have become more visible within US political and popular culture. Thanks to widely circulated images of well-mannered, well-dressed, and well-off two-parent families, a select number of LGBT-identified parents have gained recognition as model American citizens. In Familiar Perversions, Liz Montegary shows how this seemingly progressive view of same-sex parenting has taken shape during a period of growing racial inequality and economic insecurity in the United States. This book evaluates the recent successes of the "family equality" movement, while asking important questions about its relationship to neoliberalism, the policing of sexual cultures, and the broader context of social justice organizing at the turn of the twenty-first century. Montegarys investigation of the politics of LGBT family life takes us on a journey that includes not only activist events and the courtrooms where landmark decisions about same-sex families were made, but also parenting workshops, cruise ships, and gay resort towns. Through its sustained historical analysis, Familiar Perversions lays critical groundwork for imagining a queer family movement that can support and strengthen the diverse networks of care, kinship, and intimacy on which our collective survival depends. Author Biography LIZ MONTEGARY is an assistant professor of womens, gender, and sexuality studies at Stony Brook University in New York. She is the coeditor of Mobile Desires: The Politics and Erotics of Mobility Justice. Table of Contents Introduction: Familiar Perversions 1 Anxiety: The History of Lesbian and Gay Parenting Activism 2 Visibility: Local Communities, Transnational Economies, and the Exceptionally American Family 3 Equality: Same-Sex Marriage and the Precarity and Perversity of Children 4 Vitality: The Family Business of Health Promotion and Wealth Management Conclusion: Toward a Queer Family Politics Acknowledgments Notes Works Cited Index Review "Well researched, compellingly argued, and beautifully written, Familiar Perversions provides a wholly original approach to the cultural politics of LGBT families. Montegary seamlessly weaves together multiple methods and literatures in this important and timely book." -- Christina B. Hanhardt * author of Safe Space: Gay Neighborhood History and the Politics of Violence *"Essential." * Choice *"Chronicle of Higher Education new scholarly books weekly book list," by Nina C. Ayoub * Chronicle of Higher Education *Familiar Perversions chosen as a Choice "Outstanding Academic Title" for 2018 * Choice Outstanding Academic Title 2018 *"[Familiar Perversions] descriptive account and...separate prescriptions are important contributions toward a more emancipatory queer agenda. [It] serve[s] as timely reminders that the legacy of Stonewall is still unfolding—and that we all have a part to play in how the discourse surrounding queer rights is written." * Slate Magazine *"Familiar Perversions demonstrates the strengths and importance of taking an interdisciplinary, cultural studies approach to LGBT life and politics….Refreshing….Familiar Perversions is necessary reading for scholars of LGBT studies, queer theory, social movements, and the family." * Cultural Studies *"A truly impressive work of interdisciplinary cultural studies...An invaluable recourse for scholars and students considering questions of homonormativity, homonationalism, and reproductive futurism, the impetus of its lucid, precise writing lies more in political strategy building than in theoretical intervention." * QED: A Journal in GLBTQ Worldmaking *"Liz Montegarys Familiar Perversions provides an in-depth examination of the emergence of the LGBT family as a recognized and increasingly legitimate cultural formation....One of the most significant contributions of Familiar Perversions is Montegarys ability to find queer possibilities within neoliberal family formations. * GLQ: A Journal of Lesbian and Gay Studies *"As a queer scholar and adult daughter of lesbian mothers, I cannot overstate how refreshing it was to read [this] text. Montegary rightfully and shrewdly critiques much of the individualized, equal-rights-focused LGBT parenting activism in the United States, but she never loses sight of the fact that she is speaking about real families. It is clear she is conscious of the scrutiny and homophobia that even the most privileged queer families face, and she is respectful of the communities they create to combat these forces, as well as the real feelings of affirmation that some families experience when receiving state-sanctioned benefits and recognition." * Journal of GLBT Family Studies * Review Quote "Well researched, compellingly argued, and beautifully written, Familiar Perversions provides a wholly original approach to the cultural politics of LGBT families. Montegary seamlessly weaves together multiple methods and literatures in this important and timely book." Details ISBN081359135X Author Liz Montegary Pages 256 Publisher Rutgers University Press Year 2018 ISBN-10 081359135X ISBN-13 9780813591353 Format Paperback Imprint Rutgers University Press Subtitle The Racial, Sexual, and Economic Politics of LGBT Families Country of Publication United States DEWEY 306.87408664 Short Title Familiar Perversions Language English Media Book AU Release Date 2018-07-18 NZ Release Date 2018-07-18 UK Release Date 2018-06-30 Publication Date 2018-07-18 Place of Publication New Brunswick NJ Alternative 9780813591360 Audience General US Release Date 2018-07-18 Audience Age 16-99 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:161725478;
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ISBN-13: 9780813591353
Book Title: Familiar Perversions
Number of Pages: 256 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Familiar Perversions: the Racial, Sexual, and Economic Politics of Lgbt Families
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Publication Year: 2018
Subject: Criminology
Item Height: 229 mm
Type: Textbook
Author: Liz Montegary
Subject Area: Gender Issues, Children & Family, Citizenship
Item Width: 152 mm
Format: Paperback
