Here's an interesting philosophical question: what makes an object "queer"?
It's a question dozens of writers from 14 countries around the globe have explored in a new book, called "Queer Objects"
It's edited by two Kiwis: Otago University's Judith Collard, who lectures in History and Gender Issues in Art History; Chris Brickell, who's a professor of gender studies, and who joins us to explain a bit more.
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