Bisexual Epistemologies
A Journey from Nausea to Commitment
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12759012 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Serena Anderlini-D’onofrio (0000-0002-2557-4970, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 465-479 |
| Publication date | 2011-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Bisexuality (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1529-9716 • E-ISSN: 1529-9724 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/15299716.2011.620807 |
| OpenAlex | W2019629870 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 12 |
This occasional piece captures the experience of being a guest editor for four issues of the Journal of Bisexuality, from 2003 to the present time. It is also a reflection on that experience. What there is to learn from it in terms of creating a culture of research on bisexuality that empowers people to live authentic lives—and fulfill Fritz Klein's promise of a healthy bisexuality whose gift to the world is the joy of 100% intimacy. The article is made of an introduction to the four issues, on women and bisexuality in a global perspective, on polyamory and bisexuality, on bisexuality and queer theory and on community-related research on bisexuality that gives off the effect of a bi utopia, or bitopia. It discusses the Fritz Klein intellectual legacy and what it means in terms of understanding the role of bisexuality in today's world and its potential to contribute to a paradigm shift toward an epistemology based on love for love, or erotophilia. It discusses in depth the circumstances under which the ‘miracle’ of ‘10 years of bisexuality’ has been possible in a decade of planetary disarray and human distress. And it gives special attention to the circumstances in which the four issues came into being. The article further samples significant contributions to the issues, including those by Maria Pallotta-Chiarolli, Betty Dodson and Deborah Anapol, all of whom are pioneers and leaders in the sex-positive movement. Finally, the article also positions the author as a scholar activist whose method of criticism can be termed ‘holistic’ because it integrates correlated approaches synergistically, including close reading and cultural theory
Art · Art history · Criticism · Epistemology · Homosexuality · Human sexuality · Miracle · Perspective (graphical · Political science · Psychoanalysis · Sociology · Theology · Utopia · Gender Studies · Law · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Marriage and Sexual Relationships · Philosophy · Psychology · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |