Wild Things

About “Wild Things”

In Wild Things, Jack Halberstam presents an alternative history of sexuality by examining how wildness has been linked to queerness and queer bodies in the twentieth century. The book explores wildness as an unbounded and unpredictable space that challenges modernity's structured norms. Halberstam uses various cultural examples, including literature, art, and historical figures, to show how wildness allows for ways of being that go beyond traditional understandings of the self. The work engages with texts like Where the Wild Things Are and the life of Roger Casement, illustrating how wildness offers new perspectives on queer identity and resistance. Through this analysis, Halberstam expands the possibilities of queer theory and wild thinking.