Queer Theory Books

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Gender Trouble: Feminism and the Subversion of Identity Gender Trouble: Feminism and the Subversion of Identity (Paperback)
by (shelved 128 times as queer-theory)
avg rating 4.05 — 19,121 ratings — published 1989
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Epistemology of the Closet Epistemology of the Closet (Paperback)
by (shelved 94 times as queer-theory)
avg rating 4.11 — 2,270 ratings — published 1990
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No Future: Queer Theory and the Death Drive No Future: Queer Theory and the Death Drive (Paperback)
by (shelved 83 times as queer-theory)
avg rating 3.71 — 1,254 ratings — published 2004
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Cruising Utopia: The Then and There of Queer Futurity Cruising Utopia: The Then and There of Queer Futurity (Paperback)
by (shelved 78 times as queer-theory)
avg rating 4.29 — 1,853 ratings — published 2009
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The Queer Art of Failure The Queer Art of Failure (Hardcover)
by (shelved 77 times as queer-theory)
avg rating 4.03 — 2,855 ratings — published 2011
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Queer Phenomenology: Orientations, Objects, Others Queer Phenomenology: Orientations, Objects, Others (Paperback)
by (shelved 64 times as queer-theory)
avg rating 4.32 — 1,630 ratings — published 2006
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The History of Sexuality, Volume 1: An Introduction The History of Sexuality, Volume 1: An Introduction (Paperback)
by (shelved 63 times as queer-theory)
avg rating 4.02 — 25,252 ratings — published 1976
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Bodies That Matter: On the Discursive Limits of "Sex" Bodies That Matter: On the Discursive Limits of "Sex" (Paperback)
by (shelved 51 times as queer-theory)
avg rating 4.12 — 3,720 ratings — published 1993
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Disidentifications: Queers of Color and the Performance of Politics Disidentifications: Queers of Color and the Performance of Politics (Paperback)
by (shelved 47 times as queer-theory)
avg rating 4.40 — 939 ratings — published 1999
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Undoing Gender Undoing Gender (Paperback)
by (shelved 46 times as queer-theory)
avg rating 4.11 — 3,269 ratings — published 2004
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Terrorist Assemblages: Homonationalism in Queer Times Terrorist Assemblages: Homonationalism in Queer Times (Paperback)
by (shelved 43 times as queer-theory)
avg rating 4.15 — 1,268 ratings — published 2007
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In a Queer Time and Place: Transgender Bodies, Subcultural Lives In a Queer Time and Place: Transgender Bodies, Subcultural Lives (Paperback)
by (shelved 42 times as queer-theory)
avg rating 3.97 — 1,171 ratings — published 2005
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Whipping Girl: A Transsexual Woman on Sexism and the Scapegoating of Femininity Whipping Girl: A Transsexual Woman on Sexism and the Scapegoating of Femininity (Paperback)
by (shelved 42 times as queer-theory)
avg rating 4.27 — 8,885 ratings — published 2007
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The Trouble with Normal: Sex, Politics, and the Ethics of Queer Life The Trouble with Normal: Sex, Politics, and the Ethics of Queer Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 38 times as queer-theory)
avg rating 4.04 — 1,478 ratings — published 1999
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Female Masculinity Female Masculinity (Paperback)
by (shelved 35 times as queer-theory)
avg rating 4.01 — 2,669 ratings — published 1998
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Testo Junkie: Sex, Drugs, and Biopolitics in the Pharmacopornographic Era Testo Junkie: Sex, Drugs, and Biopolitics in the Pharmacopornographic Era (Paperback)
by (shelved 35 times as queer-theory)
avg rating 4.20 — 2,759 ratings — published 2008
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Touching Feeling: Affect, Pedagogy, Performativity Touching Feeling: Affect, Pedagogy, Performativity (Paperback)
by (shelved 35 times as queer-theory)
avg rating 4.16 — 699 ratings — published 2002
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Feeling Backward: Loss and the Politics of Queer History Feeling Backward: Loss and the Politics of Queer History (Hardcover)
by (shelved 33 times as queer-theory)
avg rating 4.22 — 362 ratings — published 2007
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Transgender History Transgender History (Paperback)
by (shelved 28 times as queer-theory)
avg rating 4.22 — 5,585 ratings — published 2008
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Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches (Paperback)
by (shelved 27 times as queer-theory)
avg rating 4.53 — 40,307 ratings — published 1984
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Exile and Pride: Disability, Queerness, and Liberation Exile and Pride: Disability, Queerness, and Liberation (Paperback)
by (shelved 27 times as queer-theory)
avg rating 4.38 — 2,498 ratings — published 1999
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Stone Butch Blues Stone Butch Blues (Hardcover)
by (shelved 25 times as queer-theory)
avg rating 4.54 — 35,584 ratings — published 1993
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That's Revolting!: Queer Strategies for Resisting Assimilation That's Revolting!: Queer Strategies for Resisting Assimilation (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as queer-theory)
avg rating 4.05 — 1,293 ratings — published 2004
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A Critical Introduction to Queer Theory A Critical Introduction to Queer Theory (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as queer-theory)
avg rating 3.77 — 364 ratings — published 2003
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Nobody Passes: Rejecting the Rules of Gender and Conformity Nobody Passes: Rejecting the Rules of Gender and Conformity (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as queer-theory)
avg rating 4.01 — 2,510 ratings — published 2006
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Queer Theory: An Introduction Queer Theory: An Introduction (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as queer-theory)
avg rating 3.81 — 672 ratings — published 1996
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The Argonauts The Argonauts (Hardcover)
by (shelved 22 times as queer-theory)
avg rating 4.02 — 55,443 ratings — published 2015
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Queer: A Graphic History (Graphic Guides) Queer: A Graphic History (Graphic Guides)
by (shelved 21 times as queer-theory)
avg rating 3.92 — 7,279 ratings — published 2016
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Time Binds: Queer Temporalities, Queer Histories (Perverse Modernities: A Series Edited by Jack Halberstam and Lisa Lowe) Time Binds: Queer Temporalities, Queer Histories (Perverse Modernities: A Series Edited by Jack Halberstam and Lisa Lowe)
by (shelved 21 times as queer-theory)
avg rating 3.94 — 264 ratings — published 2009
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Is the Rectum a Grave?: and Other Essays Is the Rectum a Grave?: and Other Essays (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as queer-theory)
avg rating 4.03 — 228 ratings — published 2009
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Homosexual Desire (Series Q) Homosexual Desire (Series Q)
by (shelved 20 times as queer-theory)
avg rating 3.92 — 237 ratings — published 1972
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Captive Genders: Trans Embodiment and the Prison Industrial Complex Captive Genders: Trans Embodiment and the Prison Industrial Complex (Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as queer-theory)
avg rating 4.44 — 1,127 ratings — published 2011
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Black Queer Studies: A Critical Anthology Black Queer Studies: A Critical Anthology (Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as queer-theory)
avg rating 4.29 — 248 ratings — published 2005
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Fear of a Queer Planet: Queer Politics and Social Theory Fear of a Queer Planet: Queer Politics and Social Theory (Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as queer-theory)
avg rating 3.94 — 207 ratings — published 1993
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Gender Outlaw: On Men, Women and the Rest of Us Gender Outlaw: On Men, Women and the Rest of Us (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as queer-theory)
avg rating 4.03 — 6,343 ratings — published 1994
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The Straight Mind: And Other Essays The Straight Mind: And Other Essays (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as queer-theory)
avg rating 4.15 — 2,515 ratings — published 1980
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Between Men: English Literature and Male Homosocial Desire (Gender and Culture) Between Men: English Literature and Male Homosocial Desire (Gender and Culture)
by (shelved 19 times as queer-theory)
avg rating 4.07 — 637 ratings — published 1985
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Against Equality: Queer Revolution, Not Mere Inclusion Against Equality: Queer Revolution, Not Mere Inclusion (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as queer-theory)
avg rating 4.00 — 603 ratings — published 2014
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GenderQueer: Voices From Beyond the Sexual Binary GenderQueer: Voices From Beyond the Sexual Binary (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as queer-theory)
avg rating 3.95 — 1,244 ratings — published 2002
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Ace: What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex Ace: What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex (Hardcover)
by (shelved 17 times as queer-theory)
avg rating 4.34 — 19,087 ratings — published 2020
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Aberrations in Black: Toward a Queer of Color Critique Aberrations in Black: Toward a Queer of Color Critique (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as queer-theory)
avg rating 4.33 — 352 ratings — published 2003
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Normal Life: Administrative Violence, Critical Trans Politics and the Limits of Law Normal Life: Administrative Violence, Critical Trans Politics and the Limits of Law (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as queer-theory)
avg rating 4.41 — 1,163 ratings — published 2011
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Crip Theory: Cultural Signs of Queerness and Disability Crip Theory: Cultural Signs of Queerness and Disability (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as queer-theory)
avg rating 3.99 — 441 ratings — published 2006
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An Archive of Feelings: Trauma, Sexuality, and Lesbian Public Cultures An Archive of Feelings: Trauma, Sexuality, and Lesbian Public Cultures (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as queer-theory)
avg rating 4.15 — 593 ratings — published 2003
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The History of Sexuality, Volume 2: The Use of Pleasure The History of Sexuality, Volume 2: The Use of Pleasure (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as queer-theory)
avg rating 4.06 — 4,491 ratings — published 1984
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Queering Anarchism: Addressing and Undressing Power and Desire Queering Anarchism: Addressing and Undressing Power and Desire (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as queer-theory)
avg rating 3.92 — 505 ratings — published 2013
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Borderlands/La Frontera: The New Mestiza Borderlands/La Frontera: The New Mestiza (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as queer-theory)
avg rating 4.33 — 13,351 ratings — published 1987
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The Reification of Desire: Toward a Queer Marxism The Reification of Desire: Toward a Queer Marxism (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as queer-theory)
avg rating 3.85 — 68 ratings — published 2009
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Queer Theory, Gender Theory: An Instant Primer Queer Theory, Gender Theory: An Instant Primer (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as queer-theory)
avg rating 3.92 — 840 ratings — published 2004
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Can the Monster Speak? A Report to an Academy of Psychoanalysts Can the Monster Speak? A Report to an Academy of Psychoanalysts (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as queer-theory)
avg rating 4.26 — 4,120 ratings — published 2020
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“African "homosexualities" can never be comfortably slotted within identity politics carved out of Western "gay" and "lesbian" liberation struggles, and display queer and even post-queer characteristics.”
Chantal Zabus, Out in Africa: Same-Sex Desire in Sub-Saharan Literatures and Cultures

“In ancient Greece, adolescence was a time when young men left their biological families to become the lovers of adult men. Sexuality was but one element of an affectional and educational relationship in which youths learned the ways of manhood”
Barry D. Adam, The Rise of a Gay and Lesbian Movement

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