· This book is written in a very accessible way, and is a lovely overview of the subject that Hanne Blank wants to introduce the reader to - the challenge of the concept that by now seems so ingrained in our minds and our culture that it seems almost silly to question it - the concept of heterosexuality. What Blank sets out to discuss is the idea of the newness of this concept, the /5(). It's surprising that the term "heterosexuality" is less than years old and that heterosexuality's history has never before been written, given how obsessed we are with it. In Straight, independent scholar Hanne Blank delves deep into the contemporary psyche as well as the historical record to chronicle the realm of heterosexual relations—a subject that is anything but straight and narrow/5(37). It is this premise that Hanne Blank takes as her point of departure in Straight. The givenness of heterosexuality, despite its ambiguous and “surprisingly short” history, is what Blank Estimated Reading Time: 5 mins.
"Blank writes with great erudition and humor, so that, even a skeptical (or anxious) reader will be hard-pressed not to find it enjoyable and thought provoking."—Haaretz "Hanne Blank has rendered a meticulously researched romp through the history of 'heterosexuality'—that pesky orthodoxy still looming over Western culture like smog. In Straight, Hanne Blank (author of the brilliant Virgin: The Untouched History) details the creation of the concept of bltadwin.ru book opens with Blank describing her experience at a doctor's office: when filling up a form, she was asked to check one out of five boxes describing her sexual orientation, but none of the five really captured the complexities of her reality. Author and historian Hanne Blank discusses her book "Straight: The Surprisingly Short History of Heterosexuality," presented by Harvard Book Store. Blank arg.
Heterosexuality--whatever the current version of that concept happens to be--is unremarkable because it is the standard by which everything else is measured. That is heterosexual privilege.”. ― Hanne Blank, Straight: The Surprisingly Short History Of Heterosexuality. Straight: The Surprisingly Short History of Heterosexuality by Hanne Blank. In Straight, Hanne Blank (author of the brilliant Virgin: The Untouched History) details the creation of the concept of heterosexuality. The book opens with Blank describing her experience at a doctor’s office: when filling up a form, she was asked to check one out of five boxes describing her sexual orientation, but none of the five really captured the complexities of her reality. It is this premise that Hanne Blank takes as her point of departure in Straight. The givenness of heterosexuality, despite its ambiguous and “surprisingly short” history, is what Blank.
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