Queer Studies: Beyond Binaries [Paperback]

Bruce Henderson is professor of communication studies at Ithaca College, where he previously served as the department’s chair. A member of the Women and Gender Studies faculty, Henderson received the Faculty Excellence Award from the college in 2011. The former editor-in-chief of Text and Performance Quarterly and Disability Studies Quarterly, he is coauthor or coeditor of several textbooks in performance studies and disability studies.Written for entry-level survey courses in queer or LGBTQ+ Studies for students from all majors, this engaging text covers a wide range of topics. Early chapters consider the meaning of queer and examine identities such as trans, bi, and intersex. Intersections between sexuality/gender expression and other identities such as race, ethnicity, and class are also examined. The book then reviews life experiences such as families, friendship, religion and spirituality, health, and politics through the lens of queerness.

Queer Studies: Beyond Binaries:
-Engages undergraduates with a narrative that applies key ideas to their own lives and experiences
-Questions various binaries (either/or pairings) to help students examine their own sexual identity and gender expression
-Reviews foundational concepts from queer theory and queer history to create a deeper understanding of the concepts
-Emphasizes an intersectionality approach that demonstrates how one’s identity is the product of multiple characteristics such as sexuality, gender, race, class, and dis/ability
-Uses a multidisciplinary approach drawing from the social and natural sciences, humanities, and arts to provide a broad overview of perspectives
-Details an individual or an event in Spotlight on sections to highlight the experiences of queer people.
-Provides questions for class discussion or field activities in Issues for Investigló