This dissertation deploys queer theory and temporality to investigate the ways in which American authors were writing about identity at the turn of the twentieth century. I provide a more expansive use of queer theory, and argue that queerness moves beyond sexual and gender identity to have intersectional implications. This is articulated in the phrase "queer textual libido" which connects queer theory with affect and temporal theories. Queerness reveals itself on both narrative and rhetorical levels, and can be used productively to show the complex navigation between individual and national identity formation.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc1808417 |
| Date | 05 1900 |
| Creators | Vastine, Stephanie Lauren |
| Contributors | Finseth, Ian, Hawkins, Stephanie, Davis-McElligatt, Joanna |
| Publisher | University of North Texas |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | vi, 247 pages, Text |
| Rights | Public, Vastine, Stephanie Lauren, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights Reserved. |
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