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The State of Unions: Politics and Poetics of Performance

Rollins College

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	Abstract

At the 2005 Qualitative Inquiry conference, the author delivered a poem and slide show, "The State of Unions: Activism (and In-Activism) in Decision 2004." The performance processed the election in the context of her research community, a network of gay male friends—marginalized by sexual orientation but privileged by sex, gender expression, race, class, and education. Audience members offered mixed responses, some praising its provocative content, others criticizing the author’s position and tone, which some perceived as hostile, even as "gay bashing."

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