Abstract
The editorial includes the Guest Editors’ introductions to their respective areas. Julia Heim, Charlotte Ross, and SA Smythe offer a brief critical contextualization of current and ongoing sociopolitical issues undergirding the question of LGBTQIA+ rights in Italy. They reflect on anti-queer/anti-LGBT discrimination within academia, on intersectional solidarity and activism, and on the developing field of “Queer Italian Studies.” The editorial also provides a summary of the articles contained in the volume,
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | viii-xiv |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Gender/sexuality/Italy |
Volume | 2019 |
Issue number | 6 |
Publication status | Published - 31 Aug 2019 |
Keywords
- queer
- Italy
- culture
- politics
- LGBTQIA
- feminism
- performativity
- transnational
- activism