Queer(ing) Communication Studies - Hardcover

by Ahmet Atay (Editor), Stephanie L. Young (Editor), Elissa Arterburn Adame (Contribution by)

In this edited volume, contributors recognize and reflect on communication studies' queer past and examine the current state of queer theorizing within communication studies. Through this reflection, the book fills in gaps in the history of this sub-discipline and demonstrates that even as scholars in the field empowered queer voices in the past, they often failed to recognize the intersectional aspects of queer identity, through which scholars can form new understandings of past scholarship in new queer(er) lights. Ultimately, contributors collectively provide a critique for the lack of broader inclusion of queer theorization in the field and provide new pathways for the continued development of queer communication studies.

Author Biography

Ahmet Atay is professor of global media and communication at the College of Wooster.
Stephanie L. Young is associate professor in communication studies and the director of the basic course at the University of Southern Indiana.