Queer Joy in Theory and Practice: Essays

Bys: Wright, Jj and Burkholder, Casey

Queer Joy in Theory and Practice: Essays on Resistance, Thriving, and Liberation centers queer joy as a radical method of resistance and world-building in the face of rising homophobia, transphobia, and systemic violence. Rather than framing queer and trans lives solely through trauma, this groundbreaking collection explores how joy functions as a site of possibility, solidarity, and social change. This book bridges theory, research, and practice to examine queer joy across classrooms, communities, art, public spaces, and activism. With chapters on education, abolitionist politics, drag, parenting, street art, and festivals, this timely and interdisciplinary volume illuminates joy as a transformative force--one that refuses despair and instead imagines liberatory, life-affirming futures for queer and trans communities worldwide.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1978843682
• ISBN13: 9781978843684
• Release Date: February 2027
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher