"Der er ikke en gnist af homoseksualisme i det": Homofobe forbud og heteronormative undvigemanøvrer i recep­tionen af danske litterære klassikere: Kongens Fald, Barndommens Gade og Den kroniske uskyld

Abstract

 

The reception of the Danish literary canon suffers from a problematic heteronormative blindness towards non-normative forms of desire. Through the example of tree canonised Danish novels - Kongens Fald (Johannes V. Jensen), Barndommens Gade (Tove Ditlevsen) and Den kroniske uskyld (Klaus Rifbjerg) - this essay presents different strategies of blindness which seem to have functioned as an implicit heteronormative defence against the homoerotic possibilities of the novels. Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick's concept of "homosocial desire" is suggested as a useful tool and starting point for a thorough queering of the Danish literary canon.

Original languageDanish
JournalLambda Nordica: Tidskrift om homosexualitet
Issue number1-2
Number of pages12
ISSN1100-2573
Publication statusPublished - 2003
Externally publishedYes
EventFarewell to Heteronormativity - Göteborg, Sweden
Duration: 29 Nov 2010 → …

Conference

ConferenceFarewell to Heteronormativity
Country/TerritorySweden
CityGöteborg
Period29/11/2010 → …

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