Closet Space Geographies of Metaphor from the Body to the Globe
- List Price: $220.00
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Routledge
- Publish date: 08/01/2000
Description:
Is the closet just a metaphor? Closet Spaces examines how the spatial metaphor of "the closet" works not merely metaphorically to describe the concealment, denial and ignorance of gay men's presence in the world, but also materially as a spatial practice of power/knowledge. It explores how our use of this metaphor draws on implicit assumptions about space and movement to argue that the closet can be found at a variety of spatial scales, from the body to the globe, and in numerous locations. Using a variety of research techniques and materials, the book explores the closet through such diverse texts as the oral histories of gay men in the UK and US and international travel guides and travelogues.
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