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This entry introduces diverging concepts of “queer futurity” and places particular emphasis on intersecting questions of race and kinship.
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Essi, C. (2019). Queer Futurity. In: Paul, H. (eds) Critical Terms in Futures Studies. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-28987-4_38
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