QUEER PHENOMENOLOGY

In this groundbreaking work, Sara Ahmed demonstrates how queer studies can put phenomenology to productive use. Focusing on the orie ntation aspect of sexual orientation and the orient in orientalism, Ahmed examines what it means for bodies to be situated in space and time. Bodies take shape as they move through the world directing themselves toward or away from objects and others. Being orient ated means feeling at home, knowing where one stands, or having certain objects within reach. Orientations affect what is proximate to the bod...[Read more]