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Beatriz preciado, multitudes queer, multitudes 12 printemps 2003. Sep 25, 20 beatriz preciados testo junkie the feminist press may very well be the most revolutionary queer text to hit bookstores since eve sedgwicks epistemology of the closet. See beatriz colomina, domesticity at war cambridge, ma. Sexe, drogue et biopolitique, philosopher and queer activist beatriz preciado relates her experiences and observations over a. The essay begins in second person, addressing not the reader, but the recently deceased friend of preciadoreferred to as gdwho had suddenly died of overdose after struggling with hiv.
Testo yonki beatriz preciado juliana garcia youtube. Beatriz preciado might be hooked on t, but im hooked on testo junkie. Its like judith butler on speed or maybe testosterone. The figure of the indebted body, as maurizio lazzarato has written, emerges from the neoliberal condition. Preciados prose is psychedelic, hyperbolic maybe, but exciting, persuasive, and even consoling. Above all, the work is a piece of critical theory that concerns the impact synthetic hormones and the. Sexe, drogue et biopolitique, philosopher and queer activist beatriz preciado relates her experiences and observations over a period of 236 days during which she selfadministered doses of black market testogel, a synthetic pharmaceutical androgen primarily indicated for the treatment of cisgender men with low testosterone. Were copyleft users who consider sex hormones free and open biocodes. Testo junkie by beatriz preciado make literary productions, nfp. For one year beatriz preciado gave doses of testosterone to herself every day. Testo junkie argues that playboy and its creator had not only a. Beatriz preciado manifesto contrasexual pdf manifiesto contrasexual by paul b. Preciado the following 29 files are in this category, out of 29 total.
Pulsing with ideas that come from preciado s unique perspectives on queer politics and theory, testo junkie develops into an analysis of the cultural signification of the human body in an era that she refers to as pharmacopornographic. I think its still inadequate, too tender for the brutality of the century, too obviously selfish in the face of the impending collective suffering and the gradual disappearance of. Sex, drugs and biopolitics in the pharmacopornographic era, feminist press, new york. Antifuturity and the politics of bareback sex between guillaume dustan and beatriz preciado. In this penetrating analysis of gender, beatriz preciado shows the ways in which the synthesis of hormones since the 1950s has fundamentally. Sex, drugs and biopolitics in the pharmacopornographic era beatriz preciado ebook. So begins the philosophical, critical, and highly personal 427page essay entitled testo junkie by the spanishfrench gender theorist beatriz preciado. Oliver bendorf rated it really liked it sep 29, how the text testo junkie was written. Jan 01, 2008 preciado s critique of the unpublished anus public. An interview with nobody seems true of testo junkie s thesis. Apr 15, 2020 beatriz preciado manifesto contrasexual pdf manifiesto contrasexual by paul b.
Sex, drugs, and biopolitics in the pharmacopornographic era. She writes i dont take testosterone to transform myself into a man but to betray. Johanna fateman, bookforum testo junkie is a wild ride. Tatiana poggi rated it beatiz was amazing mar 10, trivia about testo junkie. Sex, drugs, and biopolitics in the pharmacopornographic era by paul b. Preciado, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Beatriz preciado testo yonqui pdf copy business naturaleza.
Complimenting such works as elizabeth fraterrigos playboy and the making of the good life in modern america and carrie pitzulos bachelors and bunnies, preciado political history, univ. Preciado s critique of the unpublished anus public. The book was first published in france in 2008 and is only now being translated. The 26th lambda literary awards were held on june 2, 2014, to honour works of lgbt literature published in 20. Testo junkie by beatriz preciado overdrive rakuten.
Simonig rated it really liked it dec 11, return to book page beatriz preciado. Fondation cartier pour lart contemporain recommended for you 28. In this penetrating analysis of gender, beatriz preciado shows the ways in which the synthesis of hormones since the 1950s has fundamentally changed how gender and sexual identity are formulated, and how the pharmaceutical and pornography industries are in the business of creating desire. Beatriz preciado s testo junkie the feminist press may very well be the most revolutionary queer text to hit bookstores since eve sedgwicks epistemology of the closet. Testo junkie preciado, beatriz, benderson, bruce published by the feminist press preciado, beatriz and bruce benderson. Beatriz preciado shows the ways in which the synthesis of hormones since the 1950s has fundamentally changed how gender and sexual identity are formulated, and how the pharmaceutical and pornography industries are in the business of creating. The first time i read it in french i couldnt fully appreciate its quite daring ideas. Download most popluar pdf books now beatriz preciado. Lentretien infini beatriz preciado conversation avec hans ulrich obrist 2014 duration. Flush with elegant theoretical formulations, lascivious sex narratives, and astute histories of gender, testo junkie is a key text to comprehend the deep interconnectedness of sex and drugs today. Sex, drugs and biopolitics in the pharmacopornographic era beatriz preciado.
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