Virtuous Vice: Homoeroticism and the Public Sphere

Eric O. Clarke

Published by Duke University Press 2000

Virtuous Vice

Homoeroticism and the Public Sphere

Eric O. Clarke
Edited by: Michèle Aina Barale , Jonathan Goldberg , Michael Moon and Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick

In the series Series Q

https://doi.org/10.1515/9780822380177

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About this book

Uses queer theory and Marx’s theory of value to explore issues of assimilation, representation, and equivalence, tracing the concepts through selected 19th-century texts and contemporary gay and lesbian studies.

Author / Editor information

Eric O. Clarke is Associate Professor of English at the University of Pittsburgh.

Reviews

“The intensifying conflict between sex-radical queers and morally righteous gay citizens has lead to the ruination of contemporary sexual politics. Eric Clarke shows the way through the impasse with his viciously sharp analyses, which display the virtues of theoretical precision and historically informed scholarship. His book will transform how we think about sexuality and citizenship, about visibility, democracy, and the public sphere.”—Douglas Crimp, editor of AIDS: Cultural Analysis/Cultural Activism

“This exceptionally intelligent study makes crucial contributions to ongoing conundrums about the connections between capitalism and gay identity. With remarkable sophistication, Clarke is able to connect the abstractions of Kant’s categorical imperative to the everyday pleasures of watching Ellen come out on TV. A powerful and sure-to-be influential book.”—Ann Cvetkovich, author of Mixed Feelings: Feminism, Mass Culture, and Victorian Sensationalism

"Virtuous Vice is an ambitious, subtle, and revelatory book, establishing Clarke as a major voice in queer theory and in social theory generally. It should be required reading for anyone interested in Habermas or Foucault, or in the complex issues of contemporary sexual politics."—Michael Warner, author of The Trouble With Normal: Sex, Politics and the Ethics of Queer Life

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Introduction: Homoeroticism and the Public Sphere Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
I. The subjunctive public sphere
One Visibility at the Limits of Inclusion Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	29
Two Autonomy and Conformity Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	68
II. Practices of value
Three The Citizen’s Sexual Shadow Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	101
Four Inseminating the Orient, Disseminating Identity Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	126
Five Shelley’s Heart Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	148
Epilogue Beyond Tolerance Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	169
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	173
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	215
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	229

Language: English
Publisher: Duke University Press
Pages
- Main content: 248

eBook

Published: March 14, 2000
ISBN: 9780822380177