Queering the Non/Human

What might it mean to queer the Human? By extension how is the Human employed within queer theory? These questions invite a reconsideration of the way we think about queer theory the category of the Human and the act of queering itself. This interdisciplinary volume of essays gathers together essays by international pioneering scholars in queer theory critical theory cultural studies and science studies who have written on topics as diverse as Christ the Antichrist dogs starfish werewolves vampires murderous dolls cartoons corpses bacteria nanoengineering biomesis the incest taboo the death drive and the 'queer' in queer theory. Contributors include Robert Azzarello Karen Barad Phillip A. Bernhardt-House Jeffrey Jerome Cohen Claire Colebrook Noreen Giffney Judith Halberstam Donna J. Haraway Eva Hayward Myra J. Hird Karalyn Kendall Vicki Kirby Alice Kuzniar Patricia MacCormack Robert Mills Luciana Parisi and Erin Runions.