Is the Rectum a Grave?: and Other Essays

Over the course of a distinguished career, critic Leo Bersani has tackled a range of issues in his writing, and this collection gathers together some of his finest work. Beginning with one of the foundations of queer theory--his famous meditation on how sex leads to a shattering of the self, "Is the Rectum a Grave?"--this volume charts the inspired connections Bersani has made between sexuality, psychoanalysis, and aesthetics.

Over the course of these essays, Bersani grapples with thinkers r...