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Mapping Intimacies Understandingunderstanding the Arrival the Arrival and Futureand Future for the for Queer the Queer Citizen PalgravePalgrave Macmillan Macmillan Studies Studies in Family in Family and Intimate and Intimate Life Life SeriesSeries Editors: Editors: Graham Graham Allan, Allan, Keele Keele University, University, UK; Lynn UK; Lynn Jamieson, Jamieson, University University of of PALGRAVEPALGRAVE MACMILLAN MACMILLAN STUDIES STUDIES IN FAMILYIN FAMILY AND AND INTIMATE INTIMATE LIFE LIFE Edinburgh,Edinburgh, UK; David UK; David H. J. Morgan,H. J. Morgan, University University of Manchester, of Manchester, UK UK ‘Offering‘Offering a journey a journey through through different different forms forms of intimacy, of intimacy, this bookthis book offers offers a great a great read readfor for Mapping Intimacies understandingunderstanding the arrival the arrival and futureand future for the for queer the queer citizen. citizen. Detailing Detailing how howthe publicity the publicity of of privacyprivacy is lived is lived via polyromanticism, via polyromanticism, homonationalism, homonationalism, violence, violence, friendships friendships and and domesticitydomesticity and class,and class, this collectionthis collection of intimate of intimate lives livesoffer offer rare glimpsesrare glimpses into relationsinto relations not usuallynot usually seen, seen, known known or understood.’ or understood.’ — Beverley— Beverley Skeggs Skeggs, Professor, Professor of Sociology, of Sociology, Goldsmiths Goldsmiths University University of London, of London, UK UK MappingMapping MappingMapping Intimacies: Intimacies: Relations, Relations, Exchanges, Exchanges, Affects Affects explores explores the shifting the shifting terrain terrain of of intimateintimate life through life through diverse diverse contemporary contemporary studies, studies, asking asking what what is ‘exchanged’ is ‘exchanged’ in relating, in relating, whatwhat and whoand whois made is made ‘intimate’ ‘intimate’ and howand howcan intimacy can intimacy be re-mapped, be re-mapped, personally personally and and IntimaciesIntimacies politically?politically? The book The book engages engages with witha range a range of issues of issues such such as polyamory, as polyamory, sex work, sex work, trans trans partnerships,partnerships, domestic domestic violence, violence, older older LGB caringLGB caring practices, practices, class class distinctions distinctions and and inequalities,inequalities, donor donor conception, conception, STI transmission, STI transmission, women-only women-only spaces, spaces, same-sex same-sex recognitionrecognition and migrantand migrant families families from from across across the globe the globe including including Cambodia, Cambodia, Italy, Italy, Portugal,Portugal, Turkey, Turkey, the UK the and UK theand Caribbean. the Caribbean. It queries, It queries, celebrates celebrates and critiquesand critiques the the boundariesboundaries of current of current theorising theorising and offersand offers insights insights into theinto nuances the nuances of everyday of everyday affect, affect, emotionemotion and exchange.and exchange. Taylor Yvette Sanger and Tam Edited by Relations,Relations, Exchanges, Exchanges, Affects Affects Tam TamSanger Sanger is an is independent an independent researcher. researcher. Her publicationsHer publications include include Trans Trans People’s People’s Partnerships:Partnerships: Towards Towards an Ethics an Ethics of Intimacy of Intimacy (2010), (2010), Trans Trans Governmentality: Governmentality: The The ProductionProduction and Regulationand Regulation of Gendered of Gendered Subjectivities Subjectivities, (Journal, (Journal of Gender of Gender Studies Studies, , 2008)2008) and Transgenderand Transgender Identities: Identities: Towards Towards a Social a Social Analysis Analysis of Gender of Gender Diversity Diversity (2010, (2010, co-editedco-edited with withSally Sally Hines). Hines). YvetteYvette Taylor Taylor is Professor is Professor in Social in Social and Policyand Policy Studies Studies and Headand Head of the of Weeks the Weeks Centre Centre for Socialfor Social and Policy and Policy Research, Research, London London South South Bank Bank University, University, UK. Her UK. recent Her recent publications publications includeinclude Fitting Fitting Into Place?Into Place? Class Class and Gender and Gender Geographies Geographies and Temporalities and Temporalities (2012), (2012), LesbianLesbian and Gay and Parenting:Gay Parenting: Securing Securing Social Social and Educational and Educational Capital Capital (2009), (2009), Working- Working- ClassClass Lesbian Lesbian Life: ClassedLife: Classed Outsiders Outsiders (2007) (2007) and Educationaland Educational Diversity Diversity (2012). (2012). EditedEdited by by Tam Tam Sanger Sanger andand Yvette Yvette Taylor Taylor ISBN ISBN978-0-230-35602-3 978-0-230-35602-3 9010190101 9 7802309 780230 356023 356023 www.palgrave.comwww.palgrave.com Content Type: Black & White Paper Type: White Page Count: 274 File type: Internal Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Family and Intimate Life Titles include: Graham Allan, Graham Crow and Sheila Hawker STEPFAMILIES Harriet Becher FAMILY PRACTICES IN SOUTH ASIAN MUSLIM FAMILIES Parenting in a Multi-Faith Britain Elisa Rose Birch, Anh T. Le and Paul W. Miller HOUSEHOLD DIVISIONS OF LABOUR Teamwork, Gender and Time Ann Buchanan and Anna Rotkirch FERTILITY RATES AND POPULATION DECLINE No Time for Children? Deborah Chambers SOCIAL MEDIA AND PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS Online Intimacies and Networked Friendship Robbie Duschinsky and Leon Antonio Rocha (editors) FOUCAULT, THE FAMILY AND POLITICS Jacqui Gabb RESEARCHING INTIMACY IN FAMILIES Stephen Hicks LESBIAN, GAY AND QUEER PARENTING Families, Intimacies, Genealogies Clare Holdsworth FAMILY AND INTIMATE MOBILITIES Rachel Hurdley HOME, MATERIALITY, MEMORY AND BELONGING Keeping Culture Peter Jackson (editor) CHANGING FAMILIES, CHANGING FOOD Riitta Jallinoja and Eric Widmer (editors) FAMILIES AND KINSHIP IN CONTEMPORARY EUROPE Rules and Practices of Relatedness Lynn Jamieson, Ruth Lewis and Roona Simpson (editors) RESEARCHING FAMILIES AND RELATIONSHIPS Reflections on Process David Morgan RETHINKING FAMILY PRACTICES Eriikka Oinonen FAMILIES IN CONVERGING EUROPE A Comparison of Forms, Structures and Ideals Róisín Ryan-Flood LESBIAN MOTHERHOOD Gender, Families and Sexual Citizenship Sally Sales ADOPTION, FAMILY AND THE PARADOX OF ORIGINS A Foucauldian History Tam Sanger TRANS PEOPLE’S PARTNERSHIPS TowardsanEthicsofIntimacy Tam Sanger and Yvette Taylor (editors) MAPPING INTIMACIES Relations, Exchanges, Affects Elizabeth B. Silva TECHNOLOGY, CULTURE, FAMILY Influences on Home Life Lisa Smyth THE DEMANDS OF MOTHERHOOD Agents, Roles and Recognitions Yvette Taylor EDUCATIONAL DIVERSITY The Subject of Difference and Different Subjects Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Family and Intimate Life Series Standing Order ISBN 978–0–230–51748–6 hardback 978–0–230–24924–0 paperback (outside North America only) You can receive future titles in this series as they are published by placing a standing order. Please contact your bookseller or, in case of difficulty, write to us at the address below with your name and address, the title of the series and the ISBN quoted above. Customer Services Department, Macmillan Distribution Ltd, Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS, England Also by Tam Sanger: Hines, D. and Sanger, T. (2010) Transgender Identities: Towards a Social Analysis of Gender Diversity New York and London: Routledge. Sanger, T. (2010) Trans People’s Partnerships: Towards an Ethics of Intimacy Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. Also by Yvette Taylor: Taylor, Y. (2007) Working-class Lesbian Life: Classed Outsiders Palgrave Macmillan. Taylor, Y. (2009) Lesbian and Gay Parenting: Securing Social and Educational Capital Palgrave Macmillan. Taylor, Y. (2012) Fitting into Place? Class and Gender Geographies and Temporalities Ashgate Taylor, Y. (ed. 2010) Classed Intersections: Spaces, Selves, Knowledges Ashgate. Taylor, Y., Hines, S. and Casey, M. (eds.) (2010) Theorizing Intersectionality and Sexuality Palgrave Macmillan. Hines, S. and Taylor, Y (eds.) (2012) Sexualities: Reflections and Futures Palgrave Macmillan Taylor, Y. (ed) (2012) Educational Diversity: The Subject of Difference and Different Subjects Palgrave Macmillan Taylor, Y. and Addison, M. (eds.) (2013) Queer Presences and Absences Palgrave Macmillan Taylor, Y. (ed) (2014) The Entrepreneurial University. Public Engagements, Intersecting Impacts Palgrave Macmillan Mapping Intimacies Relations, Exchanges, Affects Edited by Tam Sanger Independent academic, UK and Yvette Taylor London South Bank University, UK Selection, introduction and editorial matter © Tam Sanger and Yvette Taylor 2013 Individual chapters © Respective authors 2013 Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2013 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No portion of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, Saffron House, 6–10 Kirby Street, London EC1N 8TS. Any person who does any unauthorized act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. The authors have asserted their rights to be identified as the authors of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. First published 2013 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN Palgrave
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