Queer methods and methodologies: intersecting queer theories and social science research

Cover Page -- Dedication -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- Acknowledgements -- Queer Methods and Methodologies: An Introduction -- 1 Queer in the Field: On Emotions, Temporality and Performativity in Ethnography -- 2 Intimacy with Strangers/Intimacy with Self: Queer Experiences of Social Research -- 3 Brown, Queer and Gendered: Queering the Latina/o 'Street-Scapes' in Los Angeles. -- 4 The 'Outness' of Queer: Class and Sexual Intersections -- 5 Queer Methods and Queer Practices: Re-examining the Identities of Older Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual Adults -- 6 Queer(ing) Communication in Research Relationships: A Conversation about Subjectivities, Methodologies and Ethics -- 7 The Trouble with Fieldwork: Queering Methodologies -- 8 Queer Conversations: Old-time Lesbians, Transmen and the Politics of Queer Research -- 9 Femme on Femme: Reflections on Collaborative Methods and Queer Femme-inist Ethnography -- 10 Queer(y)ing the Ethics of Research Methods: Toward a Politics of Intimacy in Researcher/Researched Relations -- 11 Method Matters: Ethnography and Materiality -- 12 Autoethnography is a Queer Method -- 13 Queer Techne: Two Theses on Methodology and Queer Studies -- 14 Queer Quantification or Queer(y)ing Quantification: Creating Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual or Heterosexual Citizens through Governmental Social Research -- Bibliography

1. Queer in the field : on emotions, temporality and performativity in ethnography / Alison Rooke -- 2. Intimacy with strangers/intimacy with self : queer experiences of social research / Jamie Heckert -- 3. Brown, queer and gendered : queering the Latina/o 'street-scapes' in Los Angeles / Lorena Munoz -- 4. The 'outness' of queer : class and sexual intersections / Yvette Taylor -- 5. Queer methods and queer practices : re-examining the identities of older lesbian, gay, bisexual adults / Andrew King and Ann Cronin -- 6. Queer(ing) communication in research relationships : a conversation about subjectivities, methodologies and ethics / Andrew Gorman-Murray, Lynda Johnston and Gordon Waitt -- 7. The trouble with fieldwork : queering methodologies / Michael Connors Jackman -- 8. Queer conversations : old-time lesbians, transmen and the politics of queer research / Catherine J. Nash -- 9. Femme on femme : reflections on collaborative methods and queer femme-inist ethnography / Ulrika Dahl -- 10. Queer(y)ing the ethics of research methods : toward a politics of intimacy in researcher/researched relations / Mathias Detamore -- 11. Method matters : ethnography and materiality / Mark Graham -- 12. Autoethnography is a queer method stacey / Holman Jones and Tony E. Adams -- 13. Queer techne : two theses on methodology and queer studies / Tom Boellstorff -- 14. Queer Quantification or queer(y)ing Quantification : creating lesbian, gay, bisexual or heterosexual citizens through governmental social research / Kath Browne.

Queer methods and methodologies provides the first systematic consideration of the implications of a queer perspective in the pursuit of social scientific research. The interdisciplinary perspective of this truly international volume will appeal to anyone pursing research at the intersections between social scientific research and queer perspectives, as well as those engaging with methodological considerations in social science research more broadly