Fear of a Queer Planet: Queer Politics and Social Theory, edited by Michael Warner, is a collection of essays exploring queer politics and social theory. The book is divided into two parts: "Get Over It: Heterotheory" and "Get Used to It: The New Queer Politics." The first part examines heteronormative theories and their implications on sexuality, including discussions on sodomy, Marx and Engels' views on sex, Freud's analysis of female homosexuality, and the construction of heterosexuality. The second part focuses on the development of queer politics, including identity politics in a postmodern gay culture, the impact of heterosexism, the role of lesbian bodies in the age of mechanical reproduction, queer nationality, and the intersection of black nationalism with homophobia. The book also includes essays on the black man's burden, symbolic homosexuality, and the problematics of identity in Quebec. Contributors include scholars such as Jonathan Goldberg, Andrew Parker, Diana Fuss, Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick, Janet E. Halley, Steven Seidman, Cindy Patton, Cathy Griggers, Lauren Berlant, Elizabeth Freeman, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Phillip Brian Harper, Robert Schwartzwald, and Douglas Crimp. The book provides a comprehensive overview of queer theory and its social implications, offering insights into the complexities of sexuality, identity, and politics in contemporary society.Fear of a Queer Planet: Queer Politics and Social Theory, edited by Michael Warner, is a collection of essays exploring queer politics and social theory. The book is divided into two parts: "Get Over It: Heterotheory" and "Get Used to It: The New Queer Politics." The first part examines heteronormative theories and their implications on sexuality, including discussions on sodomy, Marx and Engels' views on sex, Freud's analysis of female homosexuality, and the construction of heterosexuality. The second part focuses on the development of queer politics, including identity politics in a postmodern gay culture, the impact of heterosexism, the role of lesbian bodies in the age of mechanical reproduction, queer nationality, and the intersection of black nationalism with homophobia. The book also includes essays on the black man's burden, symbolic homosexuality, and the problematics of identity in Quebec. Contributors include scholars such as Jonathan Goldberg, Andrew Parker, Diana Fuss, Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick, Janet E. Halley, Steven Seidman, Cindy Patton, Cathy Griggers, Lauren Berlant, Elizabeth Freeman, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Phillip Brian Harper, Robert Schwartzwald, and Douglas Crimp. The book provides a comprehensive overview of queer theory and its social implications, offering insights into the complexities of sexuality, identity, and politics in contemporary society.