Academic Outlaws: Queer Theory and Cultural Studies in the Academy

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Scholarly yet provocatively written, Academic Outlaws presents a discussion of how life in the academic world is experienced by gay men and lesbian women. Using a narrative style that mixes autobiography, case study data and fiction, William G Tierney provides timely insight into the challenges gays and lesbians face in higher education and proposes an alternative process for redefining long-established cultural norms.

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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780761906827
  • Publisher: SAGE Publications
  • Publication date: 1/27/1997
  • Pages: 216

Meet the Author

Dr. William Tierney is University Professor and Wilbur-Kieffer Professor of Higher Education here at Rossier and the Director of the Pullias Center for Higher Education. He is an expert on higher education policy analysis, governance, and administration

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Table of Contents

Introduction Setting the Record 'Straight'
PART ONE: THEORETICAL INTERSECTIONS OF CULTURAL STUDIES AND QUEER THEORY A Cartography of Culture Queer Theory as Cultural Politics Dining at the Table of the Norm A World of Five-Second Comments PART TWO: ACADEMIC PORTRAITS AND STRATEGIES FOR CHANGE Counterfeiting The Academic Closet Ashes Queering the Academy Structure and Change Looking Back, Looking Forward

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