Cruising Utopia: The Then and There of Queer Futurity
Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2009
244
Book • Nonfiction
2009
Adult
18+ years
In Cruising Utopia: The Then and There of Queer Futurity, José Esteban Muñoz explores the concept of queer futurity, proposing that hope and potential reside in queer existence beyond the present. Muñoz examines art, performances, and texts to reveal how they gesture toward a more equitable future, challenging the limitations of the here and now.
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Contemplative
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José Esteban Muñoz's Cruising Utopia: The Then and There of Queer Futurity is praised for its visionary exploration of queer theory, blending cultural critique and utopian philosophy. Critics commend its hopeful outlook on a queer future. Some find its academic style challenging, but its innovative ideas inspire and provoke thought about the potential of queer existence beyond the present.
Readers interested in queer theory, utopian studies, or cultural critique will appreciate José Esteban Muñoz's Cruising Utopia. Similar readers might also enjoy Judith Butler’s Gender Trouble or Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick’s Epistemology of the Closet.
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