LGBTQ+ People with Chronic Illness: Chroniqueers in Southern Europe

Pieri, Mara

Drawing on theory and empirical research, this book provides an analysis of the intersections between LGBTQ+ identification and chronic illness. Chapters focus on the theoretical meaning of chronic illness as a queer notion, as well as the lived experiences of chronically ill LGBTQ+ people. The author analyzes chronic illness as an experience that interrogates the normative notions of time, (in)visibility, and disability. Interweaving notions of heteronormativity and able-bodiedness as interwoven and mutually dependent, this book argues that the experience of chronic illness through LGBTQ+ embodiment presents the potential to imagine bodies differently.

This book will be useful for scholars and students in Disability Studies, Queer Studies, and Gender Studies.

Details

Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2024-01-14

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9783031220739

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-22071-5

Dimensions: 210cm x148cm

Pages: 154