Cruising Utopia: The Then and There of Queer Futurity (Sexual Cultures, 13)

this book makes a necessary and thoughtful contribution not just to queer studies, its most explicit disciplinary frame of reference, but also to interdisciplinary cultural studies more generally. munoz's two key moves are in ascending order of importance (1) the key privileging of underexamined theoretical texts rather than the canonic, equally applicable, but overcited work of foucault and benjamin, who munoz notes in his introduction have been rendered almost too tailored to queer theory's concerns, and (2) to instill a sense of "hope" and "utopian futurity" or more simply "potential" in a discourse that's still being dominated by lee edelman's anti-relational pessimism. sure, kids and heteronormative reproduction are a kind of violence, munoz admits, but not one that elides or obfuscates the ability of queer theory and queer lives to create something fleshy, significant, and other than the pessimistic or scolding. a tour de force.

I used this book several times for my MA thesis, so it was definately an important part of my graduate experience. I do favor Dissidentifications, but this book has some fantastic subject matter and contributions to the field. I wanted it to be a bit more critical but nonetheless, it is an important resource from a beloved scholar.

Came in good condition

The material is very dense but extremely interesting reading.

Yes, please.

Amazing Book. Great Author. Highly recommended

Loved it!

Phenomenal.

Absolutely great for rethinking social structures and the potential for Utopian applications of thought in contemporary society.

I saw him speak a year before he passed from a heart attack -- way too young. This book is his legacy, his roadmap.

Great read!