Tasmin Spargo wrote a wonderful little book, back in 1999 tracing the relationship between Michel Foucault’s work and what was then current queer theory. It is an excellent analysis, tracing the positive and negative aspects of Foucault’s work on queer theorists writing at the end of the last century. That, however, was over twenty yearsContinue reading “The Future of Queer”
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Histories and Futures: A Reflection on the Generations
A new year, a new future. One of the things that struck me most forcefully in 2022 was the thought of my father’s age. On March 7th, 2022, he would have been 95. That is terrifying in so many ways. My father was the youngest of six children, the only boy after five daughters. HisContinue reading “Histories and Futures: A Reflection on the Generations”