Queer Possessions by Patrick R. Mullen - 9780815612131

Syracuse University Press

Queer PossessionsCreative Criticism and Modern Irish Literature\nAuthor(s): Patrick R. Mullen\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Syracuse University Press, United States\nImprint: Syracuse University Press\nISBN-13: 9780815612131, 978-0815612131\nSynopsis\nToo often, fleeting moments rooted in queer experience have appeared in popular fiction, only to be little remarked upon, often noted only as a sign of continuing neoliberal social advances. In Queer Possessions: Creative Criticism and Modern Irish Literature, Patrick Mullen makes the case for a more personal analysis of these moments, finding ways for readers to create new meaning and explore closer readings of key texts.     \n     \n     Queer Possessions is divided between close readings of modern Irish novels and films and creative readings of the same texts, to give readers the tools to engage more deeply with the process of analysis and criticism. In the first mode, Mull.