Max Kirsch
Biographic Data
| ID | 3804073 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Max Kirsch |
| GIVEN NAMES | Max |
| FAMILY NAME | Kirsch |
| SIGNATURE | KIRSCH M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Florida Atlantic University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 17 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1986 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Queer Theory
The relationship of theory to practice is especially important among the concepts of queer, queer theory, and queer studies, particularly as they have developed over time. They are part of the postmodernist and poststructuralist trend that became popular in the 1990s. These approaches signify an important change in the analysis of individual and social life, emphasizing the individual over the collective. While it may seem that these developments…
Inclusion and Exclusion in the Global Arena
Inclusion and Exclusion in the Global Arena
Introduction: Max Kirsch: Inclusion and Exclusion in the Global Arena PART ONE: World Systems Theory Revisited * Jack Goody: Globalization and the Domestic Group * Saskia Sassen: Theoretical and Empirical Elements in the Study of Globalization * Jeff Mantz and Jim Smith: Do Cellular Phones Dream of Civil War? The Mystification of Production and the Consequences of Technology Fetishism in the Eastern Congo PART TWO: Development Theory, Social Cohe…
Queer Theory and Social Change
Queer Theory and Social Change argues that there is a crisis within Queer theory over whether or not its theories can actually deliver change.Max Kirsch presents a challenging alternative to the current fascination with post-modern analyses of identity, culture, and difference. It emphasizes the need for a discussion of the importance of communities and the role of globalization on queer movements
Queer Theory, Late Capitalism, and Internalized Homophobia
The emergence of queer theory represents a transformation in the approach to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered peoples. It has claimed new ground for treating sexuality and gender as worthy subjects in their own rights, rather than offshoots of gay and lesbian studies or of general cultural theory. The author contends, however, that it is doubtful that this approach can lead to social change. Queer theory has dismissed the usefulness of th…
The Discourse of Medical Science in the Construction of Consensus Between Corporation and Community
Concern surfaced in the late seventies about the effects of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) on the health of employees and residents in the area of the General Electric plant in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. A review of corporate steps taken during the preceding decade to suppress criticism as well as of attempts to halt production and use of PCBs indicates an awareness on the part of corporate leaders of the hazards involved in their use. An epide…
Polychlorinated biphenyls in the electrical machinery industry
The Discourse of Medical Science in the Construction of Consensus Between Corporation and Community
Concern surfaced in the late seventies about the effects of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) on the health of employees and residents in the area of the General Electric plant in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. A review of corporate steps taken during the preceding decade to suppress criticism as well as of attempts to halt production and use of PCBs indicates an awareness on the part of corporate leaders of the hazards involved in their use. An epide…
Queer Theory, Late Capitalism, and Internalized Homophobia
The emergence of queer theory represents a transformation in the approach to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered peoples. It has claimed new ground for treating sexuality and gender as worthy subjects in their own rights, rather than offshoots of gay and lesbian studies or of general cultural theory. The author contends, however, that it is doubtful that this approach can lead to social change. Queer theory has dismissed the usefulness of th…
Polychlorinated biphenyls in the electrical machinery industry
The Discourse of Medical Science in the Construction of Consensus Between Corporation and Community
Concern surfaced in the late seventies about the effects of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) on the health of employees and residents in the area of the General Electric plant in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. A review of corporate steps taken during the preceding decade to suppress criticism as well as of attempts to halt production and use of PCBs indicates an awareness on the part of corporate leaders of the hazards involved in their use. An epide…
Queer Theory, Late Capitalism, and Internalized Homophobia
The emergence of queer theory represents a transformation in the approach to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered peoples. It has claimed new ground for treating sexuality and gender as worthy subjects in their own rights, rather than offshoots of gay and lesbian studies or of general cultural theory. The author contends, however, that it is doubtful that this approach can lead to social change. Queer theory has dismissed the usefulness of th…
Queer Theory and Social Change
Queer Theory and Social Change argues that there is a crisis within Queer theory over whether or not its theories can actually deliver change.Max Kirsch presents a challenging alternative to the current fascination with post-modern analyses of identity, culture, and difference. It emphasizes the need for a discussion of the importance of communities and the role of globalization on queer movements
Inclusion and Exclusion in the Global Arena
Inclusion and Exclusion in the Global Arena
Introduction: Max Kirsch: Inclusion and Exclusion in the Global Arena PART ONE: World Systems Theory Revisited * Jack Goody: Globalization and the Domestic Group * Saskia Sassen: Theoretical and Empirical Elements in the Study of Globalization * Jeff Mantz and Jim Smith: Do Cellular Phones Dream of Civil War? The Mystification of Production and the Consequences of Technology Fetishism in the Eastern Congo PART TWO: Development Theory, Social Cohe…
Queer Theory
The relationship of theory to practice is especially important among the concepts of queer, queer theory, and queer studies, particularly as they have developed over time. They are part of the postmodernist and poststructuralist trend that became popular in the 1990s. These approaches signify an important change in the analysis of individual and social life, emphasizing the individual over the collective. While it may seem that these developments…
Political science (6 works) · Law (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Gender Studies (4 works) · Politics (4 works) · Aesthetics (3 works) · Art (3 works) · Capitalism (3 works) · Queer (3 works) · Queer theory (3 works)