ABSTRACT
A final thought: the popular form which dominates this collectionand which in turn hogs most of the limelight in the field of cultural theory-is cinema. However, we hope that this book encourages other writers to apply the insights Queer Theory has to offer to more neglected forms: children’s books, women’s magazines, detective fiction, romantic novels, the sex-and-shopping ‘bonkbusters’ so (perversely) popular in Thatcher’s Britain, TV soap operas, children’s TV, sex education videos, game shows, theatre, stand-up comedy, to name but a few.
