Julie Podmore – författare

This timely book explores queer geographies at a critical juncture of societal and disciplinary self-reflection and transformation. It raises questions of justice and progress in the face of complex and ongoing social exclusions and ecological crises that necessitate change both within and beyond queer geographies.Leading experts incorporate the concepts of reorientation, relationality, replacement, and reconceptualization to provoke collaborative discussion across the globe, revisiting queer geographies’ accomplishments and reworking established concepts. Interdisciplinary in scope, the book provides visual interventions to advance the reconfiguration of queer geographies and invites fluidity, openness, and dialogue across and between disciplines. Ultimately, this book showcases new lines of geographical inquiry and debate to envision alternative disciplinary futures that amplify queer and trans voices while displacing authority and privilege.Queer Geographies is an essential resource for scholars and students of sexual and gender minority life and queer theory, as well as women’s and gender studies, cultural and environmental studies, anthropology, psychology, and sociology.

Drawing on the incredible wealth of diversity of languages, cultures and movements in which lesbian feminisms have been articulated, this book confronts the historic devaluation of lesbian-feminist politics within Anglo-American discourse and ignites a transnational and transgenerational discussion regarding the relevance of lesbian feminisms in today’s world, a discussion that challenges the view of lesbian feminism as static and essentialist. Through careful consideration of contemporary debates, these writers, theorists, academics and activists consider the wider place of lesbian feminisms within queer theory, post-colonial feminism, and the movement for LGBT rights. It considers how lesbian feminisms can contribute to discussions on intersectionality, engage with trans activism and the need for trans-inclusion, to ultimately show how lesbian feminisms can offer a transformative approach to today’s sexual and gender politics.