Queer Frontiers

In the first collection of its kind, twenty-three scholars, artists, and critics forecast the impact of queer theory on the future of sexuality. Arguing that queer theory is poised to transform society’s perception of gender itself, this thoroughly interdisciplinary anthology locates itself at the forefront of various debates both inside and outside the academy.
    From the history of gay and lesbian studies to the emergence of video bars, from an interview with playwright Cherrie Moraga to a photo record of 1950s gay Los Angeles, these original essays tackle the past, present, and future of queer sexuality from all directions. Queer Frontiers brings together the most vital and energetic voices around; whether promising young scholar or veteran of gay activism, each contributor is helping to move the debate into uncharted territory.

Joseph A. Boone is professor of English at the University of Southern California. He is the author of Tradition Counter Tradition: Love and the Form of Criticism, Libidinal Currents: Sexuality and the Shaping of Modernism, and co-editor of Engendering Men: The Question of Male Feminist Criticism.