{"product_id":"towards-a-gay-communism-elements-of-a-homosexual-critique-9780745399515","title":"Towards a Gay Communism: Elements of a Homosexual Critique","description":"\u003cp\u003eFirst published in Italian in 1977, Mario Mieli's groundbreaking book is an early landmark of revolutionary queer theory - now available for the first time in a complete and unabridged English translation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmong the most important works ever to address the relationship between homosexuality, homophobia and capitalism, Mieli's essay continues to pose a radical challenge to today's dominant queer theory and politics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith extraordinary prescience, Mieli exposes the efficiency with which capitalism co-opts 'perversions' which are then 'sold both wholesale and retail'. In his view the liberation of homosexual desire requires the emancipation of sexuality from both patriarchal sex roles and capital.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing heavily upon Marx and psychoanalysis to arrive at a dazzlingly original vision, Towards a Gay Communism is a hitherto neglected classic that will be essential reading for all who seek to understand the true meaning of sexual liberation under capitalism today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eMario Mieli was a leading figure in the Italian gay movement of the 1970s, respected as one of the movement's most profound intellectuals. He committed suicide in 1983 at the age of 30. His work \u003ci\u003eTowards a Gay Communism\u003c\/i\u003e (Pluto, 2018) was considered a controversial classic of the era.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMassimo Prearo is currently a Marie Curie Research Fellow at the Research Centre Politesse of the University of Verona, where he is studying the rise of Italian LGBT activism in the late 1990s and the early 2000s. He is also the Director of the academic electronic journal \u003ci\u003eGenre, Sexualité \u0026amp; Société\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTim Dean is Professor of English at the University of Illinois. He is the author of numerous books including \u003ci\u003ePorn Archives\u003c\/i\u003e (Duke University Press, 2014), \u003ci\u003eUnlimited Intimacy: Reflections on the Subculture of Barebacking\u003c\/i\u003e (University of Chicago Press, 2009), and \u003ci\u003eBeyond Sexuality\u003c\/i\u003e (University of Chicago Press, 2000). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid Fernbach studied at London School of Economics. His publications include the three-volume edition of \u003ci\u003eKarl Marx's Political Writings\u003c\/i\u003e (Verso, 2010), and \u003ci\u003eThe Spiral Path: A Gay Contribution to Human Survival\u003c\/i\u003e (1981). His translations include Marx's \u003ci\u003eCapital\u003c\/i\u003e Volumes Two and Three, and works by Georg Lukacs, Rudolf Bahro, Boris Groys, Nicos Poulantzas, Pierre Bourdieu, Alain Badiou and Jacques Rancière.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvan Calder Williams is a writer, theorist and artist based in Santa Cruz, California. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eCombined and Uneven Apocalypse\u003c\/i\u003e (Zero, 2015).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Pluto Press (UK)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50644509655314,"sku":"9780745399515","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4177e314-5fe9-4340-91e5-a9e7fa82a3df.jpg?v=1733112340","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/towards-a-gay-communism-elements-of-a-homosexual-critique-9780745399515","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}