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Social Science Gender Studies

Reading from Behind

A Cultural Analysis of the Anus

by (author) Jonathan A. Allan

Publisher
University of Regina Press
Initial publish date
Mar 2016
Category
Gender Studies, Semiotics & Theory, Gay Studies
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9780889773899
    Publish Date
    Mar 2016
    List Price
    $19.99

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Description

Since we all have one and use it every day, why is it that people squirm when the anus is mentioned? In Reading from Behind, Jonathan Allan addresses this question in a playful, yet scholarly exploration of everything from porn to poetry, from Brokeback Mountain to Myra Breckinridge, democratizing the anus as a site of necessity and as a location of pleasure.

About the author

Jonathan Allan is Canada Research Chair in Queer Theory and Associate Professor of Gender and Women's Studies and English and Creative Writing at Brandon University. He is the author of Reading from Behind: A Cultural Analysis of the Anus, the first book in the Exquisite Corpse series.

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Editorial Reviews

"Allan's ambitious and controversial research project on anal erotics is a remarkably fresh and original contribution. With Reading from Behind, Allan will emerge as a widely respected critical voice of his generation."

David William Foster

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