Queer Youth Cultures (SUNY series, INTERRUPTIONS: Border Testimony(ies) and Critical Discourse/s) - Tapa dura

"...Driver's excellent collection ... draws together a variety of contributions that challenge the tendency within research and public debate to think about young people who defy prevailing expectations in relation to gender and sexuality predominantly in terms of deficit ... Taken as a whole, Queer Youth Cultures provides a rich and textured reflection on some of the key concerns emerging from the increased cultural visibility of--and academic debate about--queer young people." -- SIGNS

"Social sciences professor Driver has compiled a unique, thoughtful collection on queer youth subcultures, framed by a commentary drawing strongly on queer theory ... The collection unpacks clear categories of gender, sexuality, and age, and challenges the ubiquitous victim narrative currently framing queer youth." -- CHOICE

"This book begins with the premise that queer youth are not pathologized, can and do exercise agency, and are legitimate actors in the public sphere. I am extremely pleased to see a book that successfully integrates transgender youth, politics, and culture as these topics have been sorely missing in ostensibly LGBT work." -- Susan Talburt, Director, Women's Studies Institute, Georgia State University

"The essays provide an analytical rather than a merely celebratory view of the projects and cultures as well as critiques of mainstream LGBT cultures. The collection is well timed as LGBT youth issues become more visible and mainstream LGBT politics become increasingly assimilated." -- Gwendolyn Alden Dean, Director, LGBT Resource Center, Cornell University