A review by bajoranjay
Crip Theory: Cultural Signs of Queerness and Disability by Robert McRuer
5.0
I really appreciated the insights and analysis, if at times it feels a bit stuck on particular sources.
McRuer weaves Derrida with Walmart ads, Bob Flanagan with Queer Eye, and Judy Heuman with As Good As it Gets within the project of highlighting the paradox of increased visibility and the allure of normativity. Drawing on queer theories and traditions, McRuer raises questions and complexities in postmodern identities and experiences. The voice of crip culture has largely been missing from this level of theory and analysis, and McRuer effectively draws it into the conversations while problematizing their analyses.
While this academic style may be inaccessible in some ways, it draws on popular cultures and arts opening the theories.
McRuer weaves Derrida with Walmart ads, Bob Flanagan with Queer Eye, and Judy Heuman with As Good As it Gets within the project of highlighting the paradox of increased visibility and the allure of normativity. Drawing on queer theories and traditions, McRuer raises questions and complexities in postmodern identities and experiences. The voice of crip culture has largely been missing from this level of theory and analysis, and McRuer effectively draws it into the conversations while problematizing their analyses.
While this academic style may be inaccessible in some ways, it draws on popular cultures and arts opening the theories.