Bisexuality: Identities, Politics, and Theories

Monro, Surya (2015) Bisexuality: Identities, Politics, and Theories. Genders and Sexualities in the Social Sciences . Palgrave Macmillan, London. ISBN 9781137007308

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Abstract

Bisexuality has been largely erased from studies of sexuality and gender, and people who desire others of more than one gender often remain invisible. This book sets a new agenda for considering sexualities and genders, by focusing on the lives of people who are bisexual or who have other identities that are not heterosexual, lesbian or gay, in an international context. What are bisexual people's lived experiences? How can these be understood using social and political theories? What are the implications of bisexuality for future theorising and research? In addressing these and other questions, this book maps out under-explored territory. It does so by looking at topical themes, including sex and relationships, community, the commodification of bisexuality, and activism. The book also shows how understandings of bisexuality can usefully inform the social sciences in areas such as identity construction, social inequalities, postcolonial relations, and citizenship.

Item Type:	Book
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HT Communities. Classes. Races
Schools:	School of Human and Health Sciences
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Depositing User:	Graham Stone
Date Deposited:	13 Feb 2015 09:43
Last Modified:	23 Dec 2016 00:41
URI:	http://eprints.hud.ac.uk/id/eprint/23376

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