Showing papers by "David Bell published in 1994"
TL;DR: In this article, the authors explore the notions of transgression and parody implicit in recent queer theory, particularly in the work of Judith Butler, and take a long hard look at two current dissident sexual identities, the hypermasculine "gay skinhead" and the hyperfeminine "lipstick lesbian".
Abstract: In this paper we think about the performance of sexual identities in space, and try to explore the notions of transgression and parody implicit in recent queer theory, particularly in the work of Judith Butler. To do this, we take a long hard look at two current dissident sexual identities—the hypermasculine ‘gay skinhead’ and the hyperfeminine ‘lipstick lesbian’. We describe their evolution as sexual‐outlaw styles of the 1990s, and assess the effects of their performance in spaces which are, we argue, actively constructed as heterosexual. Although we are ultimately unsure and unable to agree about what kinds of trouble these identities cause, and for whom, and where, we want to share our unease, our questions, our own troubles.
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TL;DR: The authors considers some of the most pressing concerns of contemporary sexual politics as a way of opening up Political Geography to "sex" and proposes a way to integrate new democratic struggles and new social movements, including those around sexual politics, into the agenda of a reformulated political geography.
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