This book offers a fundamental challenge to a variety of theoretical, social, This book offers a fundamental challenge to a variety of theoretical, social, and political paradigms, ranging from law and justice studies to popular and political paradigms, ranging from law and justice studies to popular culture, linguistics to political activism. culture, linguistics to political activism. Developing the intellectual project initiated in 'Queering Paradigms', this Developing the intellectual project initiated in 'Queering Paradigms', this volume extends queer theorizing in challenging new directions and uses queer volume extends queer theorizing in challenging new directions and uses queer insights to explore, trouble, and interrogate the social, political, and insights to explore, trouble, and interrogate the social, political, and intellectual agendas that pervade (and are often taken for granted within) intellectual agendas that pervade (and are often taken for granted within) public discourses and academic disciplines. public discourses and academic disciplines. The contributing authors include queer theorists, socio-linguists, sociologists, The contributing authors include queer theorists, socio-linguists, sociologists, political activists, educators, social workers and criminologists. Together, political activists, educators, social workers and criminologists. Together, they contribute not only To The ongoing process of theorizing queerly, but also they contribute not only To The ongoing process of theorizing queerly, but also To The critique and reformulation of their respective disciplines. To the critique and reformulation of their respective disciplines. Excerpted from Queering Paradigms II: Interrogating Agendas by Burkhard Scherer, Matthew Ball All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.
