Closet Space

<p>Is the closet just a metaphor? <em>Closet Space</em> provides a highly original account of the spatial metaphor of "the closet", and is the first geography text to focus on this important issue. Using a variety of research techniques and materials, the book explores the closet through texts including:<br>* the oral histories of gay men in the UK and US<br>* the sexualised landscape of a New Zealand city<br>* the national census of Britain and the US<br>* international travel guides and travelogues<br>and refers to the work of Butler, Lefebvre and Foucault.</p> <p>List of figures ix<br>List of tables xi<br>Acknowledgements xiii<br>1 Epistemologies and geographies of the closet 1<br>2 The bodies in the closet: performativity, space and<br>personal narratives 27<br>3 Producing the closet in urban space: spatiality,<br>sexuality and capitalism 54<br>4 National closets: governmentality, sexuality and<br>the census 88<br>WITH PAUL BOYLE<br>5 Worlding the closet: desire, travel and writing 116<br>6 Conclusion: where is the closet? 141<br>Bibliography 150<br>Index</p>