1st Edition

Writing Eastern European Queer Autoethnographies Sex Acts, Sex Memories

By Artūras Tereškinas Copyright 2027
160 Pages
by Routledge

160 Pages
by Routledge

Writing Eastern European Queer Autoethnographies: Sex Acts, Sex Memories  challenges the prevailing erotophobia in Eastern European queer studies by exploring post-Soviet sexuality and new queer imaginaries that emerge through sexual experiences. Blending personal sexual experience with cultural critique and sociological inquiry, this book provides an intimate glimpse into queer men’s sexual... Read more

Introduction   1 Precarious lives of Lithuanian LGBTQ+ people   2 Post-Soviet queer sex and other ordinary objects   3 Between sex and discomfort: What do Lithuanian queer men want?   4 Queer romantic failures and beyond   5 Interclass intimacies: Sex, class, and the queer self   6 Sex without enthusiasm?   7 The sticky archive of Lithuanian queer men’s sex   Conclusion

Biography

Artūras Tereškinas is Professor of Sociology at Vytautas Magnus University and a chief researcher at Vytautas Kavolis Transdisciplinary Research Institute, Lithuania.