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Read [Alexandra Chasin Book] ^ Selling Out: The Gay and Lesbian Movement Goes to Market Online * PDF eBook or Kindle ePUB free. Selling Out: The Gay and Lesbian Movement Goes to Market Chasin identifies the dynamics of race, gender, and class, as well as the ubiquitous nationalism, that inform both political and commercial practices in the gay and lesbian community.. In the 1990s, a new niche market emerged in the United States: gay and lesbian consumers were targeted by both mainstream and gay and lesbian producers. Selling Out asks: What is the relationship between this niche market and the social movement that works for gay and lesbian rights? Locating the niche mark
| Title | : | Selling Out: The Gay and Lesbian Movement Goes to Market |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.85 (887 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0312214499 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-10-17 |
| Language | : | English |
Captivating, but case studies could have been expanded on dave-o Chasin's analysis of the relationship between capitalism and civil rights movements (particularly the gay movement) is long overdue. It is intelligently researched and well-thought out. However I am not interested particularly in economic theory and at times the book feels too academic, like Chadrin just transposed her college dissertation to book format. If it had been better edited to perhaps weed out some of the more theoretical parts and if she had expanded on contemporary case studies the book would feel more readable to a no. A Must-Read Selling Out offers a welcome breath of fresh air into the stifled and conservative rhetoric of present-day lesbian and gay identity politics. As both an author as well as a committed activist, Chasin is able to innovatively and deftly examine and deconstruct issues concerning the commodification and niche marketing of the LGBT activist movement and to courageously question, among other issues, whether or not visiblity alone for the LGBT community is an effective means of gaining equal rights. Through its combination of exhaustive . Elizabeth Brown said Outstanding. I have read many books on controversies in the gay and lesbian liberation movement, but I've read none more fascinating and eloquent than this one. Chasin challenges us to question if what we really WANT is to be a part of the homogenized mass-media culture that we've been seeking to gain acceptane in. I was also impressed by the exhaustive research that went into this piece. I was also impressed to learn that Ms. Chasin has worked with the IGLHRC association, and with up-and-coming activist Kerri Gawreluk. It's wonderful to final
Agent: Malaga Baldi. In a passionate, if ultimately utopian, analysis of gay politics, Chasin asserts that the creation of a gay-oriented consumer market--in tandem with the mainstreaming of a gay politic that disavows broad-based coalitions with women and people of color--has prevented homosexuals from pursuing a more radical vision of social change. . Although the movement has brought same-sex marriage and gays in the military into public debate, it has not promoted a comprehensive vision that would "provide all people with access to the full range of social institutions, over and above the equal right to them." Chasin, who has taught at Yale University, is terrific on the specifics: she notes the way
Chasin identifies the dynamics of race, gender, and class, as well as the ubiquitous nationalism, that inform both political and commercial practices in the gay and lesbian community.. In the 1990s, a new niche market emerged in the United States: gay and lesbian consumers were targeted by both mainstream and gay and lesbian producers. Selling Out asks: What is the relationship between this niche market and the social movement that works for gay and lesbian rights? Locating the niche market and social movement in the context of the rise of consumer culture and pictorial adver
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