{"product_id":"a-proximate-remove-9780520382558","title":"A Proximate Remove","description":"A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press's Open Access publishing program. Visit \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1525\/luminos.106\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ewww.luminosoa.org\u003c\/a\u003e to learn more.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e How might queer theory transform our interpretations of medieval Japanese literature and how might this literature reorient the assumptions, priorities, and critical practices of queer theory? Through a close reading of \u003ci\u003eThe Tale of Genji,\u003c\/i\u003e an eleventh-century text that depicts the lifestyles of aristocrats during the Heian period, \u003ci\u003eA Proximate Remove\u003c\/i\u003e explores this question by mapping the destabilizing aesthetic, affective, and phenomenological dimensions of experiencing intimacy and loss. The spatiotemporal fissures Reginald Jackson calls \"proximate removes\" suspend belief in prevailing structures. Beyond issues of sexuality, \u003ci\u003eGenji\u003c\/i\u003e queers in its reluctance to romanticize or reproduce a flawed social order. An understanding of this hesitation enhances how we engage with premodern texts and how we question contemporary disciplinary stances.\u003cbr\u003e  ","brand":"Reginald Jackson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48199586775291,"sku":"9780520382558","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/CoreSourceHub_63f6e4ea-0631-4523-be96-3e5ffa5e26d5.jpg?v=1770685608","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/a-proximate-remove-9780520382558","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}