{"product_id":"9781350582941","title":"Queer Waiting","description":"\u003ch1\u003eQueer Waiting\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eOscar von Seth\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Gender Studies\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe act and experience of waiting – and refusing to wait – is a central feature in queer people's lives: from waiting to come out, to waiting for political and social recognition, to refusing to wait while hard-won legal rights are taken away today.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy tracing and exploring entanglements of queerness and waiting in fictional and autobiographical queer-themed narratives, this book proposes the new theoretical concept of “queer waiting”.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Drawing on a diverse selection of narratives, genres, and cultural contexts, including early queer texts about gay men, texts about trans experiences and waiting for death during the AIDS epidemic, films such as \u003ci\u003eBrokeback Mountain\u003c\/i\u003e and the videogame \u003ci\u003eThe Last of Us Part II\u003c\/i\u003e, Oscar von Seth argues that although waiting is a universal human activity and an unavoidable aspect of life, it can be understood as a distinct and specifically queer cultural phenomenon.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eOscar von Seth\u003c\/b\u003e  is Postdoctoral Fellow at the Centre for Gender Research, Uppsala University, Sweden.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e18 February 2027\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350582941\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e240\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e17.76\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51331701440652,"sku":"9781350582941","price":103.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_ee8f042d-66ac-4ac5-a4be-7a1e667fa126.jpg?v=1783598476","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781350582941","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}