Abstract
This article first offers a summary of some recent developments in critical thinking on the body, sexuality and gender, from a queer perspective, and then analyses a series of contemporary Italian literary texts to ascertain how these debates figure currently in this area of cultural production.
Translated title of the contribution | Embodying Sexuality: performativity, parody, pleasure |
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Original language | Italian |
Title of host publication | Omosapiens. Studi e ricerche sull'orientamento sessuale |
Editors | Domenico Rizzo |
Place of Publication | Rome |
Publisher | Carocci Editore |
Pages | 123-36 |
Number of pages | 14 |
Volume | 1 |
ISBN (Print) | 88-430-3937-7 |
Publication status | Published - 2006 |
Keywords
- sexuality
- performativity
- queer
- embodiment