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Narrative Theory Unbound: Queer and Feminist Interventions
Book
2015
Published by:
The Ohio State University Press

summary
Under the bold banner of Narrative Theory Unbound: Queer and Feminist Interventions, editors Robyn Warhol and Susan S. Lanser gather a diverse spectrum of queer and feminist challenges to the theory and interpretation of narrative. The first edited collection to bring feminist, queer, and narrative theories into direct conversation with one another, this anthology places gender and sexuality at the center of contemporary theorizing about the production, reception, forms, and functions of narrative texts. Through twenty-one essays prefaced by a cogent history of the field, Narrative Theory Unbound offers new perspectives on narrative discourse and its constituent elements; on intersectional approaches that recognize race, religion, and national culture as integral to understanding sexuality and gender; on queer temporalities; on cognitive research; and on lifewriting in graphic, print, and digital constellations. Exploring genres ranging from reality TV to fairy tales to classical fiction, contributors explore the thorny, contested relationships between feminist and queer theory, on the one hand, and between feminist/queer theory and contemporary narratologies, on the other. Rather than aiming for cohesiveness or conclusiveness, the collection stages open-ended debates designed to unbind the assumptions that have kept gender and sexuality on the periphery of narrative theory.
Table of Contents

Part I. Narrative Discourse Unbound
pp. 59-77
Part II. Intersectional Narrative Theories
pp. 101-122
Part III. Lifewriting, Gender, Sex
pp. 169-193
Part IV. Emplotment, or the Shapes of Stories
Part V. Challenges: Un/Doing Narrative Theory
ISBN | 9780814273821 |
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Related ISBN(s) | 9780814212806 |
MARC Record | Download |
OCLC | 907618366 |
Pages | 456 |
Launched on MUSE | 2015-04-18 |
Language | English |
Open Access | Yes |