Publication Date
8-20-2021
Description
This review essays opens with concerns over “crisis” that have spurred widespread panic about the state and future of the humanities. Crisis, I suggest, is the rallying call for new directions in and reinvention of 18th-century queer studies. By advocating for recuperative histories wherein crisis is a motivational force that pushes 18th-century queer studies to be further self-reflexive and intersectional, I examine three potent trends and their portents for 18th-century studies: masculinity studies, the nexus of queer and disability studies, and trans studies. I close with a continued call for examinations of queerness and race as they might enlighten the long 18th century. This article ultimately surveys current terrains of 18th-century queer studies and its commitments to evolve inclusively, dynamically, and unapologetically.
Journal
Literature Compass
Volume
18
Issue
7
First Page
1
Last Page
11
Department
English
Open Access
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Link to Published Version
https://doi.org/10.1111/lic3.12643
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1111/lic3.12643
Recommended Citation
Chow, Jeremy. "Eighteenth-Century Queer Studies, Revisited." (2021) : 1-11.