Narrating the Closet
An Autoethnography of Same-Sex Attraction
Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Psychology, Research, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science
| Author: | Tony E Adams | ISBN: | 9781315423715 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | June 3, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
| Author: | Tony E Adams |
| ISBN: | 9781315423715 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Publication: | June 3, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Language: | English |
Motivated by the death of his partner, Adams seeks to redefine the closet as a relational construct between all people and all sexualities. The closet is explored at each stage—entering it, inhabiting it, and coming out of it—and strategies are offered for reframing difficult closet experiences. Adams makes use of interviews, personal narratives, and autoethnography to analyze lived, relational experiences of sexuality. This is a must have for scholars and students of gender studies, qualitative research, and for any reader who has felt the closet’s reach.
Motivated by the death of his partner, Adams seeks to redefine the closet as a relational construct between all people and all sexualities. The closet is explored at each stage—entering it, inhabiting it, and coming out of it—and strategies are offered for reframing difficult closet experiences. Adams makes use of interviews, personal narratives, and autoethnography to analyze lived, relational experiences of sexuality. This is a must have for scholars and students of gender studies, qualitative research, and for any reader who has felt the closet’s reach.
