Queer(ing) Communication Studies

Ahmet Atay is professor of global media and communication at the College of Wooster. Stephanie L. Young is associate professor in communication studies and the director of the basic course at the University of Southern Indiana.

• Chapter 1Performativities of Queerness in Communication Studies: Three Temporal Cautionsby Dustin Bradley Goltz and Jason ZingsheimChapter 2: The Absence of Asexuality in Communication Research by ben Brandley and Elissa AdameChapter 3: To Jennifer Laude, with Love: Waves of Grief against/within/across US Empire by Lore/tta LeMaster and Angela LabadorChapter 4: Building Global Queer Studiesby Ahmet Atay and Christa CravenChapter 5: A Pathway to Queer Criticism: The Rhetorical Criticism Textbook’s Lost Chapter by Ragan FoxChapter 6: Toward a Transnational Queer Counterpublic Rhetorical Studies by Daniel C. Brouwer, Marco Dehnert, and Shuzhen HuangChapter 7: From Fag Rag to Porn-Hub: Adventures in Gay/Queer Description by Ryan Tsapatsaris and Chloe NurikChapter 8: Quare-ing Care: Social Reproduction and the Chosen Families of Ballroom Culture by Nina Maria Lozano and Dana L. CloudChapter 9: Queering the Coming Out Metaphor by Coming In to the Body by Danielle M. SternChapter 10: Being/Becoming a Kweer Asian American: Exploring Intersectional Queer Mixed Identities and the Autoethnographic In-Between by Stephanie L. Young Chapter 11: Transnational Turn in Queer Communication Studies: Hybrid Experiences and Interrupted Narratives by Ahmet Atay

Queer(ing) Communication Studies: Disruptions, Discussions, and Pathways is a groundbreaking exploration of the evolving intersections between queer theory and communication. Edited by renowned scholars Ahmet Atay and Stephanie L. Young, this collection showcases an excellent lineup of scholars who thoughtfully engage with the complexities of queerness across diverse contexts. From innovative approaches to queer autoethnography to transnational rhetorics and global queer studies, the contributors push the boundaries of traditional frameworks. This volume not only honors the legacy of queer scholarship but also boldly charts new pathways for inclusion, disruption, and dialogue within the field.