alexisparade's review against another edition
3.0
If you liked this book, I’d definitely recommend checking out (if you haven’t already) Against Equality: Queer Revolution, Not Mere Inclusion and/or How We Get Free: Black Feminism and the Combahee River Collective! :)
signfornerd's review
challenging
informative
reflective
slow-paced
4.5
Probably one of the most eye-opening books I've read in a while; it has helped me see and understand the direction that liberation movements hace taken under the establishment of global capitalism (especially as situated in the imperial core) through a much broader perspective than I thought I had.
Truly a text that must be read and revisited by everyone.
Not 5 stars solely because I found the language forms used hard at times as a non-native English speaker and got a little lost during some parts of the last two chapters, but that's exactly why I'm most certainly going to give this work a re-read in the future.
Truly a text that must be read and revisited by everyone.
Not 5 stars solely because I found the language forms used hard at times as a non-native English speaker and got a little lost during some parts of the last two chapters, but that's exactly why I'm most certainly going to give this work a re-read in the future.
profpeaton's review against another edition
3.0
This book makes an important contribution to our understanding of queer liberation historically and contemporaneously. It would behoove readers to start with some of Ferguson’s earlier works first as this book is written from a perspective that one understands Ferguson’s larger argument across his many books (regarding absorption, institutionalization, and governmentality). Still, a highly important text.
toria's review
5.0
This book was given to me by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. One Dimensional Queer is a history, and critique, of the queer movement. Ferguson explored the changes in the Queer movement, taking it from its freewheeling birth to the business structure of the present day. The author argued that the Queer movement has changed. Ferguson argued that the movement was birthed by actors from various sectors of the Queer, LGBT+, community. The author introduces; Trans individuals, drag queens, Black people, etc... who were at the heart of the early history of the movement. Ferguson argues that the movements drive to become more compatible with capitalism and its attempts to become more ‘professional’ and Business-like has meant a focus on Gay, Cis, white, able bodied men. These individuals are the new key actors in the movement. They are the movements ambassadors and shapers. Ferguson argues that this has excluded many voices, has weakened the ‘queer rights’ movement and left the needs of many individuals unaddressed. This is a powerful book that needs an audience.
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