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"I Was Able to Do It!": Drug Use and New Epistemologies in Lesbian and Gay Fiction

Panel: 
Gay and Lesbian Literature
Abstract: 

This work examines how drug use in recent Gay and Lesbian fiction critiques heteronormative-centric values of productivity and sanctioned pleasures, along with stable notions of identity, time, and space. Physical and mental transitioning is also scrutinized through questions of accessibility.

Presenter Information
First Name: 
Patrick
Last Name: 
Randolph
Institution: 
University of California, Riverside