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