The Spectacle of Violence: Homophobia, Gender and Knowledge

by Gail Mason

Overview

Drawing on in-depth interviews with women reflecting a range of experiences of verbal hostility, physical violence and sexual violence, Spectacle of Violence explores the issues surrounding violence and hostility towards lesbians and gay men.

Challenging current thinking, Gail Mason highlights the ways in which different identities, bodes and systems of through interact, and asks fundamental questions:

* Where does violence come from?
* What effects does it have?
* How do lesbians and gay men manage the risk of violence?
* What is the relationship between violence and power?

She argues for the importance of thinking about homophobic violence in the context of other core issues such as gender and race.

Focusing on 'real life' experiences of violence, The Spectacle of Violence is an important contribution to current thought about violence. Moving beyond issues of causation and prevention, it offers new ways of theorizing the relationship between identity, knowledge and power.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415189552
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	09/27/2001
Series:	Writing Corporealities Series
Pages:	176
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Gail Mason is Lecturer in the Department of Gender Studies at The University of Sydney.

Table of Contents

Introduction; Chapter 1 Looking through Experience; Chapter 2 Disorder; Chapter 3 Different Territory; Chapter 4 Body Maps; Chapter 5 Backlight and Shadow; Chapter 6 Violence;