A Coincidence of Desires: Anthropology, Queer Studies, Indonesia

by Tom Boellstorff

Book Overview

In A Coincidence of Desires, Tom Boellstorff considers how interdisciplinary collaboration between anthropology and queer studies might enrich both fields. For more than a decade he has visited Indonesia, both as an anthropologist exploring gender and sexuality and as an activist involved in HIV prevention work. Drawing on these experiences, he provides several in-depth case studies, primarily concerning the lives of Indonesian men who term...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822339919
• ISBN13: 9780822339915
• Release Date: April 2007
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.2"