{"product_id":"disrupting-dignity-stephen-m-engel-9781479899869","title":"Disrupting Dignity: Rethinking Power and Progress in LGBTQ Lives","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhy LGBTQ+ people must resist the seduction of dignity\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 2015, when the Supreme Court declared that gay and lesbian couples were entitled to the \"equal dignity\" of marriage recognition, the concept of dignity became a cornerstone for gay rights victories. In \u003ci\u003eDisrupting Dignity\u003c\/i\u003e, Stephen M. Engel and Timothy S. Lyle explore the darker side of dignity, tracing its invocation across public health politics, popular culture, and law from the early years of the HIV\/AIDS crisis to our current moment. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith a compassionate eye, Engel and Lyle detail how politicians, policymakers, media leaders, and even some within LGBTQ+ communities have used the concept of dignity to shame and disempower members of those communities. They convincingly show how dignity--and the subsequent chase to be defined by its terms--became a tool of the state and the marketplace thereby limiting its more radical potential. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUltimately, Engel and Lyle challenge our understanding of dignity as an unquestioned good. They expose the constraining work it accomplishes and the exclusionary ideas about respectability that it promotes. To restore a lost past and point to a more inclusive future, they assert the worthiness of queer lives beyond dignity's limits.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stephen M. Engel, Timothy S. Lyle\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1479899860\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781479899869\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New York University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/15\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2022","brand":"Stephen M. Engel","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44050753519871,"sku":"9781479899869","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2428c12c-de7a-49a6-94e3-8be8ba75803d.jpg?v=1685009041","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/disrupting-dignity-stephen-m-engel-9781479899869","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}