Reading from Behind
A Cultural Analysis of the Anus
- Publisher
- University of Regina Press
- Initial publish date
- Mar 2016
- Category
- Gender Studies, Semiotics & Theory, Gay Studies
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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.
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
