Sarah Nooter (ed.): How to Be Queer

An Ancient Guide to Sexuality. USA 2024, 264 pp., hardback, € 27.95
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Princeton University Press
An irresistible anthology of ancient Greek writings that explore queer desire and love.- The idea of sexual fluidity may seem new, but it is at least as old as the ancient Greeks, who wrote about queer experiences with remarkable frankness, wit, and insight. This anthology is a collection of these writings about desire, love, and lust between men, between women, ... Weiterlesen

Roland Betancourt: Byzantine Intersectionality: Sexuality, Gender, and Race in the Middle Ages

USA 2023, 296 pp., brochure, € 49.95
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Princeton University Press
While the term »intersectionality« was coined in 1989, the existence of marginalized identities extends back over millennia. »Byzantine Intersectionality« reveals the fascinating, little-examined conversations in medieval thought and visual culture around sexual and reproductive consent, bullying and slut-shaming, homosocial and homoerotic relationships, trans and nonbinary gender identities, and the depiction of racialized minorities. Roland Betancourt explores these issues in the ... Weiterlesen

Alexander McCall Smith: What W. H. Auden Can Do for You

UK 2022, 152 pp., brochure, € 24.95
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Princeton University Press
Part self-portrait, part literary appreciation, the book tells how McCall Smith first came across the poet's work in the 1970s, while teaching law in Belfast, a violently divided city where Auden's »September 1, 1939,« a poem about the outbreak of World War II, strongly resonated. McCall Smith goes on to reveal how his life has related to and been inspired ... Weiterlesen

Alexander McCall Smith: What W.H. Auden Can Do for You

USA 2013, 137 pp., hardbound, € 39.95
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Princeton University Press
Author McCall Smith calls poet W.H. Auden not only the greatest literary discovery of his life but also the best of guides on how to live. In this book, McCall Smith has written a charming personal account about what Auden has done for him - and what he just might do for you. Part self-portrait, part literary appreciation, the book ... Weiterlesen

Jennifer Bloomer,  Beatriz Colomina (ed.): Sexuality and Space

USA 1996, 390 pp., brochure, € 39.95
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Princeton University Press
»Sexuality And Space«'s interdisciplinary essays address gender in relation to architectural discourse and critical theory, focusing on the relationships between sexuality and space hidden within everyday practices. Contributors include Jennifer Bloomer, Victor Burgin, Beatriz Colomina, Elizabeth Grosz, Catherine Ingraham, Meaghan Morris, Laura Mulvey, Molly Nesbit, Alessandra Ponte, Lynn Spigel, Patricia White, and Mark Wigley. A milestone in the evolving discourse ... Weiterlesen