Uses queer theory and Marx’s theory of value to explore issues of assimilation, representation, and equivalence, tracing the concepts through selected 19th-century texts and contemporary gay and lesbian studies.Choice - B. R. BurgClarke exhibits an extraordinary talent perhaps even a gift for explaining the most complex and difficult concepts in an easily comprehensible manner.
AcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Homoeroticism and the Public Sphere1IThe Subjunctive Public Sphere1Visibility at the Limits of Inclusion292Autonomy and Conformity68IIPractices of Value3The Citizen's Sexual Shadow1014Inseminating the Orient, Disseminating Identity1265Shelley's Heart148Epilogue: Beyond Tolerance169Notes173Bibliography215Index229