Engaging with contemporary political issues surrounding sexuality, this book explores a range of influences including modern philosophy, psychoanalytic theory, and 20th-century political thought, alongside recent queer philosophies. It offers a critical examination of how these frameworks intersect with current debates on sexuality, providing a comprehensive analysis of the political dimensions of sexual identity and expression.
Focusing on queer theories within a European and Italian framework, this book presents compelling arguments advocating for LGBTQI+ rights, the freedom of teaching and research, and a radical conception of democracy. It aims to deepen the understanding of these theories while emphasizing their relevance to contemporary social and political issues.
This is a short and accessible introduction to the complex and evolving debates around queer theories, advocating for their critical role in academia and society. The book traces the roots of queer theories and argues that Foucault owed important debt to other European authors including the feminist and homosexual liberation movement of the 1960-70s and the anticolonial movement of the 1950s--