The Routledge Queer Studies Readerprovides a comprehensive resource and textbook for students and scholars working in this vibrant and interdisciplinary field. The volume traces the emergence and development of Queer Studies, presenting reproductions of the key critical essays crucial for any study, alongside more recent essays, exploring exciting new directions. Each section is individually edited and introduced by a prominent scholar, contextualising the work within its historical, disciplinary and theoretical boundaries. Section subject areas include Genealogies, Sex, Temporalities, Kinship, Affect, Bodies and Borders. The book is edited by two of the leading scholars in the field and features valuable pedagogical tools, including discussion questions, an annotated bibliography and a glossary. The Routledge Queer Studies Readeris a field-defining volume and presents illuminating guide for established scholars and also those new to Queer Studies.