The Invention of Heterosexuality

"Heterosexuality," assumed to denote a universal sexual and cultural norm, has been largely exempt from critical scrutiny....
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Author: Jonathan Ned Katz
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The Invention of Heterosexuality by Katz, Jonathan Ned

The Invention of Heterosexuality

$98.15

The Invention of Heterosexuality

$98.15
Author: Jonathan Ned Katz
Format: Paperback
Language: English

"Heterosexuality," assumed to denote a universal sexual and cultural norm, has been largely exempt from critical scrutiny. In this boldly original work, Jonathan Ned Katz challenges the common notion that the distinction between heterosexuality and homosexuality has been a timeless one. Building on the history of medical terminology, he reveals that as late as 1923, the term "heterosexuality" referred to a morbid sexual passion, and that its current usage emerged to legitimate men and women having sex for pleasure. Drawing on the works of Sigmund Freud, James Baldwin, Betty Friedan, and Michel Foucault, The Invention of Heterosexuality considers the effects of heterosexuality's recently forged primacy on both scientific literature and popular culture.

"Lively and provocative."--Carol Tavris, New York Times Book Review

"A valuable primer . . . misses no significant twists in sexual politics."--Gary Indiana, Village Voice Literary Supplement

"One of the most important--if not outright subversive--works to emerge from gay and lesbian studies in years."--Mark Thompson, The Advocate



Author: Jonathan Ned Katz
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 06/15/2007
Pages: 305
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.79lbs
Size: 8.33h x 6.12w x 0.64d
ISBN: 9780226426013

About the Author

Jonathan Ned Katz is the author of many books, including Gay American History and Love Stories: Sex Between Men Before Homosexuality, the latter published by the University of Chicago Press.


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