Long Term: Essays on Queer Commitment

Long Term uses the tension between the popular embrace and legalization of same-sex marriage and the queer critique of homonormativity to examine the myriad forms of queer commitments and their durational aspect. Whether considering chronic illnesses and disability, theorizing the queer family as a scene of racialized commitment, or relating the grief and loss that comes with caring for pets, contributors demonstrate that attending to the long term offers a fuller understanding of queer engagements with intimacy, mortality, change, dependence, and care.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 296 pages
Publication date: 05 October 2021
Publisher: Duke University Press

The contributors to Long Term use the tension between the popular embrace and legalization of same-sex marriage and the queer critique of homonormativity as an opportunity to examine the myriad forms of queer commitments and their durational aspect. They consider commitment in all its guises, particularly relationships beyond and aside from monogamous partnering. These include chosen and involuntary long-term commitments to families, friends, pets, and coworkers; to the care of others and care of self; and to financial, psychiatric, and carceral institutions. Whether considering the enduring challenges of chronic illnesses and disability, including HIV and chronic fatigue syndrome; theorizing the queer family as a scene of racialized commitment; or relating the grief and loss that comes with caring for pets, the contributors demonstrate that attending to the long term offers a fuller understanding of queer engagements with intimacy, mortality, change, dependence, and care.

Lisa Adkins, Maryanne Dever, Carla Freccero, Elizabeth Freeman, Scott Herring, Annamarie Jagose, Amy Jamgochian, E. Patrick Johnson, Jaya Keaney, Heather Love, Sally R. Munt, Kane Race, Amy Villarejo, and Lee Wallace are the contributors to Long Term.

Weight: 436g
Dimension: 152 x 229 x 19 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781478014232