Queer Phenomenology: Orientations, Objects, Others

Queer Phenomenology: Orientations, Objects, Others

In this groundbreaking work, Sara Ahmed demonstrates how queer studies can put phenomenology to productive use. Focusing on the “orientation” aspect of “sexual orientation” and the “orient” in “orient…

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