
Messiness: A Fragmented Understanding of Queer Theory Ed by Be Oakley
Messiness: A Fragmented Understanding of Queer Theory is a mini-anthology of three essays: The F Terms, The Violence of Naming and A Messy Understanding ofDisidentification and the Husband Calling Competition were all published for the first time and written in and around 2018. This 44-page publication looks at a messy understanding of queer theory, stating:"Queer theory, as a concept and written form, to me, is always at odds as an academic discipline. The friction of having a concept like “Queerness” being so institutionalized leaves a lot to be desired. Can anything within institutions be truly free, radical, transverse? - An answer I would give is they can speak to these modes of “being,” but rarely “be” what they are writing to." Softcover, 44 pages, Risograph printed (Black, Flat Gold, and Raspberry) on French Paper, 1st Edition of 200, 2023