Elgar Encyclopedia of Queer Studies: (Elgar Encyclopedias in the Social Sciences series)

This ground-breaking Encyclopedia presents a new take on the field of queer studies with its wide and inclusive range of entries, examining pathways for research into gender, sexuality and relationships. It covers significant developments in digital culture, globalization, identity, health and politics. Contributing authors analyze the interdisciplinary nature of the field, recognizing how queer studies has evolved for over three decades and remains in constant flux. They engage with a broad range of topics and frameworks, including historical and contemporary theorizing, as well as emerging concepts that respond to the fast-changing practices of identity and belonging in current contexts. They also dissect important and often overlooked dimensions of queer studies, including key social movements, minorities and intersectionality. Key Features: Over 100 historically-grounded entries describing recent developments and forward-looking insights Outlines significant updates in the field, focusing on cutting-edge terms and concepts in queer scholarship, culture and society Features perspectives from diverse disciplines including health, education, media and digital communication, culture, fashion and geography The Elgar Encyclopedia of Queer Studies is invaluable to students and academics in cultural studies, human rights, family and gender politics, political science, social psychology, sociology and queer studies. Policymakers and professionals in the field will also find it to be a crucial resource.

Table of Contents:
Contents 1 Introduction to the Elgar Encyclopedia of Queer Studies 1 Rob Cover and Christy E. Newman 2 Ageing 9 Louisa Smith and Rob Cover 3 Archives 11 Rob Cover 4 Asexuality 14 Ela Przybyło 5 Australia 20 Madi Day 6 BDSM studies 24 Robin Bauer 7 Bears 27 Nick McGlynn 8 Beauty 32 Hannah McCann 9 Berlant, Lauren 35 Anna Hickey-Moody 10 Bisexuality 38 Ruby Grant and Amber Loomis 11 Bullying 42 Eleanor Formby 12 Butler, Judith 46 Anita Brady 13 Chemsex cultures 50 João Florêncio 14 China 54 Shiyang Zhu, Jialing Pan and Yingyi Luo 5 Cisnormativity 59 Scott Larson 16 Clinicians 63 Anthony K.J. Smith 17 Coming out in the twenty-first century 67 Edmund Coleman-Fountain 18 Conversion therapy 70 Timothy Willem Jones 19 COVID-19 pandemic 74 Yvette Taylor 20 Criminology 79 Matthew Ball 21 Data studies 83 Mark D.M. Davis 22 Deepfakes and generative AI 86 Mark Vicars and Janine Aldous Arantes 23 Digital games 89 Mark A. Ouellette 24 Digital intimacies 92 Amy Shields Dobson 25 Digital representation 96 F. Hollis Griffin 26 Digital storytelling and activism 99 Dom Adams-Santos 27 Disability 102 Christopher Bryant 28 Drag kings 106 Kerryn Drysdale 29 Drag queens 109 Mark Edward 30 East Asian sexualities and genders 112 Shawna Tang 31 Ecologies 116 Loren March, Jonathan Cane and André Prado Fernandes 32 Embodiment 120 Tierney Marey 33 Emergent identities 123 Rob Cover 34 Ethics 127 Lucy Nicholas 35 Facial recognition technology 131 Páraic Kerrigan and Marguerite Barry 36 Families and kinship 134 Danielle Napoli and Brad van Eeden-Moorefield 37 Far-right violent extremism 138 Brandy Cochrane 38 Fashion 142 Adam Geczy and Vicki Karaminas 39 Femme theory 147 Lilith A. Whiley and Rhea Ashley Hoskin 40 Fictocriticism 150 Rosslyn Prosser 41 Film, television and streaming media 153 Rob Cover, Whitney Monaghan, Scott McKinnon and Stuart Richards 42 Foucault, Michel 158 Kane Race 43 Gendered pronouns 162 Ashley Reilly-Thornton 44 Geographies 164 Andrew McCartan 45 Halperin, David M. 168 Stephen Molldrem and Roger Mathew Grant 46 Health 172 Christy E Newman and Anthony K. J. Smith 47 Heteroflexibility 176 Eric Anderson and Henry Poole 48 Heteronormativity 179 Natacha Lapeyroux 49 HIV 182 Chase Ledin 50 Homelessness 186 Alex Abramovich 51 Homonormativity 189 Leesa Corbo and Rob Cover 52 Homophobia and discrimination 192 Ting-Fai Yu 53 Hook-up apps 195 Christopher Dietzel 54 Human rights 199 Clue Coman and Anthony K.J. Smith 55 Identity 203 Kay Siebler 56 Intersectionality 207 Ee Ling Quah 57 Intersex 210 David Andrew Griffiths 58 Intimate partner violence 214 Shannon Harvey 59 Latin America 218 Anahi Russo Garrido and Gloria González-López 60 Literary studies 221 Duc Dau 61 Lorde, Audre 225 Jaya Keaney 62 Marriage equality 230 Shirleene Robinson 63 Men and queer masculinities 235 Jonathan A. Allan 64 Mental health 238 Brooke Brady and Catherine McHugh 65 Migration 242 Lukasz Krzyzowski 66 Misgendering 246 Ashley Reilly-Thornton 67 Mononormativity 249 Jessica Kean 68 Muñoz, José Esteban 252 André Prado Fernandes 69 Museums, galleries and heritage sites 256 Nikki Sullivan and Craig Middleton 70 Musicology 260 Fred Maus 71 Neuroqueer theory 264 Nick Walker 72 Nightlife 268 Sam Miles 73 Nonbinary 271 Levi C.R. Hord 74 Performance 275 Maria Lönn 75 Political economy 279 Ellie Gore 76 Power 283 Leesa Corbo 77 PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) 286 Anthony K.J. Smith 78 Psychology 291 Dashawn M. Ealey and Kevin L. Nadal 79 Queer methodologies 295 Claire Carter 80 Queer of color critique 299 Salvador Vidal-Ortiz 81 Queer theory 302 Whitney Monaghan 82 Race 306 Gilbert Caluya 83 Rape culture 311 Emmanuel Mayeza 84 Relationships 315 Christian Klesse 85 Religion 319 Chris Greenough 86 Role-playing games 323 Jaakko Stenros 87 Rural identities 326 Kathryn Rittenhour 88 Sedgwick, Eve Kosofsky 329 Jessie Fletcher 89 Semiotics 331 Daniel Chandler 90 Sex work 336 Jordan Phillips 91 Sexual and reproductive health 340 Valeria Venditti 92 Sexual citizenship 345 Sujith Kumar Prankumar, Stephen Robert Watson, Horas Tze Hoo Wong and Muhammad Naveed Noor 93 Sexuality education 348 Mary Lou Rasmussen and Louisa Allen 94 Social movements 352 Rosa Targett 95 Space 356 Sam Miles 96 Sport 359 Ryan Storr 97 Storytelling 362 Rob Cover, Peta Murray and Stayci Taylor 98 Suicide 365 Alexandre Baril 99 Teachers 369 Aoife Neary 100 Tourism 372 Clifford Lewis 101 Trans and gender-diverse young people 375 Jessie Fletcher and Tiffany Jones 102 Trans fertility 379 Alex Ker 103 Translation studies 383 Robert Gillett 104 Transnational activism 387 Shutong Chen 105 Youth and young people 391 Ritch C. Savin-Williams and Kenneth M. Coh

About the Author :
Edited by Rob Cover, Professor and Director, Digital Ethnography Research Centre, RMIT University and Christy E. Newman, Professor, Centre for Social Research in Health, Faculty of Arts, Design & Architecture, UNSW Sydney, Australia

Review :
‘This comprehensive collection of over one hundred short entries from a host of international scholars is more than an encyclopedia – it is a brilliant, incisive snapshot of the state of queer studies today. Illuminating topics as diverse as heteroflexibility, trans fertility and sexual citizenship, the Elgar Encyclopedia of Queer Studies is an invaluable resource for all interested in the field and a must for all libraries.’ ‘This is an outstanding collection of new work, which introduces the curious reader to vibrant snapshots of the rich and innovative research being pioneered within queer studies today. Its view of the field is comprehensive and the Encyclopedia is likely to be a rich source for students and activists to draw upon for years to come. It would also make a brilliant gift!’