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Introduction To Curiouser: On The Queerness Of Children, Steven Bruhm, Natasha Hurley

Steven Bruhm

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Curiouser: On The Queerness Of Children, Steven Bruhm, Natasha Hurley

Steven Bruhm

Our culture has a dominant narrative about children: they are (and should stay) innocent of sexual desires and intentions. At the same time, children are officially, tacitly, assumed to be heterosexual. Curiouser is a book about this narrative and what happens when it takes an unexpected, or queer, turn—when the stories of childhood must confront a child whose play does not conform to the ideal of child (a)sexuality.

The contributors to Curiouser examine the ostensibly simple representations of children that circulate through visual images, life narrative, children’s literature, film, and novels. At issue in these essays are the stories we …

Pasado Soterrado Y Ánima Reprimida En La Muñeca Reina Y Chac Mool, Cesar Valverde

Cesar Valverde

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Failed Manhood, Failed History: Masculinity And Agency In Herman Melville's Benito Cereno And Alejo Carpentier's The Kingdom Of This World, Cesar Valverde

Cesar Valverde

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