Queer and Feminist Theories of Narrative

Queer and Feminist Theories of Narrative emphasizes the importance of narrative theories that consider gender and sexuality through the analysis of diverse texts and media. It argues that classical narratology has been replaced by a diverse set of theories that are attentive to the contexts in which narratives are composed and received, but that issues of gender and sexuality have been sidelined by new strands that consider cognitive, transmedial, national, or historical inflections. The book argues that a named strand of narrative theory that employs feminist and queer theories as intersectional vectors is contemporary and urgent.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 112 pages
Publication date: 25 September 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This book makes a compelling case for the significance of narrative theories that take into account gender and sexuality by examining a wide variety of texts and media. The field of classical narratology, which was once seen as a neutral descriptive system for narrative features, has been replaced by a diverse array of theories that are mindful of the contexts in which narratives are created and consumed. While these new theories have addressed various aspects, such as cognitive, transmedial, national, or historical inflections, issues of gender and sexuality have often been marginalized.

Queer and Feminist Theories of Narrative, however, seeks to rectify this by answering the original call of feminist narratologists for the inclusion of a broader and more comprehensive corpus of material. By analyzing topics such as the popular representation of lesbian desire, the queer narrative voice, invisibility and power in the digital age, embodiment and cognitive narratology, reading and racial codes, this book argues that a named strand of narrative theory that employs feminist and queer theories as intersectional vectors is both contemporary and urgent.

The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of the journal Textual Practice, showcasing the cutting-edge research and insights of feminist and queer scholars in the field of narrative theory.

Weight: 453g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367681128