The Queen of America Goes to Washington City

The Queen of America Goes to Washington City

Essays on Sex and Citizenship

  • Author: Berlant, Lauren
  • Publisher: Duke University Press
  • Serie: Series Q
  • ISBN: 9780822398639
  • eISBN Pdf: 9780822398639
  • Place of publication:  Durham , United States
  • Year of digital publication: 1997
  • Month: April
  • Pages: 320
  • DDC: 323/.042/0973
  • Language: English
Although the techniques of classical ballets were invented by French and Italian masters two hundred years ago, the Russian Ballet refined these techniques, thus enhancing its already superb performances. This book uncovers the Great History of Russian Ballet, its art and choreography.
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction: The Intimate Public Sphere
  • 1. The Theory of Infantile Citizenship
  • 2. Live Sex Acts (Parental Advisory: Explicit Material)
  • 3. America, "Fat," the Fetus
  • 4. Queer Nationality (written with Elizabeth Freeman)
  • 5. The Face of America and the State of Emergency
  • 6. The Queen of America Goes to Washington City: Notes on Diva Citizenship
  • 7. Outtakes from the Citizenship Museum
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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