{"product_id":"the-oxford-encyclopedia-of-queer-studies-and-communication-9780190099671","title":"The Oxford Encyclopedia of Queer Studies and Communication","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Isaac West\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eQueer communication studies is not a new field of study, although the uneven and hesitant embrace of queer topics and perspectives across the subfields of communication studies is evident to anyone who browses book series or journals in the field.\u003cem\u003e The Oxford Encyclopedia of Queer Studies and Communication\u003c\/em\u003e gathers the world's expertise on these topics in one resource allows readers to appreciate the work of the scholars who have persevered at this intellectual intersection to demonstrate how the central questions of these two seemingly disparate disciplines share common concerns about bodies, modes of relationality, representation, and cultural norms. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eArticles in this resource address the international flows of queer identities, practices, and representation. Communication studies and queer studies rightfully have been critiqued for their Western biases. With these problematics in mind, then, the authors in this Encyclopedia interrogate whether and how queerness matters on five continents. Other contributors in this volume reassess communication theory through a queer lens to make visible the creative capacities of individuals and groups to redefine default assumptions about relationships and communities. Still other articles explore the ongoing conversation between queer studies and trans studies. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe 72 articles in this \u003cem\u003eEncyclopedia\u003c\/em\u003e fall into seven main categories: Queer Media, Queer Kinship, Queer Identities, Queer Health, Global Queer Studies, Queer Methodology, and Key Terms. \u003cem\u003eThe Oxford Encyclopedia of Queer Studies and Communication \u003c\/em\u003eis a key reference for anyone involved in the study, research, or practice of media and communication studies.","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46416294379671,"sku":"9780190099671","price":44895.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780190099671.webp?v=1769063069","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-oxford-encyclopedia-of-queer-studies-and-communication-9780190099671","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}