「抵抗」のあとに何が来るのか?
フーコー以降のセクシュアリティ研究に向けて
2003 年 2003 巻 16 号 p. 126-137
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2003 年 2003 巻 16 号 p. 126-137
“Coming Out” is a central concept in Lesbian and Gay studies. Ordinary, this word means that one tells her/his sexuality to others. But, In Lesbian and Gay studies, “Coming Out” has a special meaning. According to D. Altman, “Coming Out” is an action that liberates gay people from social oppression towards sexual behavior. However, Foucault later criticized this idea. He stressed our subjection to a web of knowledge/power which denies any possibility of liberation. Lesbian and Gay studies accepted Foucault's idea, and “Coming Out” was then regarded as an act of resistance. But this interpretation was a mistake. As a result of this acceptance, Lesbian and Gay studies have lost a concrete object for a politic of resistance. The aim of this paper is to reconsider the notion of power and “Coming Out”.
