Academic Outlaws: Queer Theory and Cultural Studies in the AcademyScholarly yet provocatively written, Academic Outlaws presents a discussion of how life in the academic world is experienced by gay men and lesbian women. Using a narrative style that mixes autobiography, case study data and fiction, William G Tierney provides timely insight into the challenges gays and lesbians face in higher education and proposes an alternative process for redefining long-established cultural norms. |
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Academic Outlaws: Queer Theory and Cultural Studies in the Academy William G. Tierney Limited preview - 1997 |
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