Guy Hocquenghem and the Radical Reimagining of Queer Life Guy Hocquenghem (1946–1988) was one of the first openly Gay intellectuals to articulate a radically political theory of sexuality. Writing at the intersection of Marxism, psychoanalysis, and post-1968 revolutionary politics, Hocquenghem rejected both liberal identity politics and assimilationist gay rights, arguing instead that homosexuality exposes the repressive foundations of capitalist, familial, and state power. In Homosexual Desire (1972), he builds upon and critiques Freud and Deleuze–Guattari to frame desire as aRead more
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“Cosmetics, Glamour and AIDS: Way Bandy, Scott Barrie and Halston”
“We are shaped and fashioned by what we love.”― Johann Wolfgang von Goethe I presented “Cosmetics, Glamour and AIDS: Way Bandy, Scott Barrie and Halston” Thursday, July 1st at 1pm Toronto time for the Sartorial Society Series @SartorialSeries https://www.sartorialsocietyseries.com/ The research was from my article: “Face first: Way Bandy, cosmetics and AIDS” Fashion, Style & Popular Culture, Volume 10, Issue 10th Anniversary Special Issue: ‘Queer Style and Porn Chic’, Mar 2023, p. 23 = DOI: https://doi.org/10.1386/fspc_00127_1 Mark Joseph O’Connell1 Here is the recording:Read more
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