Justifying Queer in the 21st Century: A Reading of Queer Theory as Based on the Conceptual Core of the Age of Information.

Study of literary periods proves that literary theories come and go rendering the theoretical fossil of the pervious era on the pages of books. Such consistent weathering out of zeal and fervour should not be taken lightly. For example, the vibrancy of 1950s Postmodernism ebbed in the course of time. Is "Queer Theory" the next to dominate the study of literature? In parallel, information, the conceptual core of the Age of Information, has been the currency in recent times. Interestingly, information has always been vital to literary works and, until recently, it has acquired undeniable significance due to its overwhelming presence beyond the confinement of covers and blurbs. In this backdrop, critical insights must be there regarding the notional changes resulting from the possession and dissemination of information. Are those changes influencing the readings of literature and literary theories? Is Queer Theory, then, getting coinage because it can be aptly accommodated in the conceptual framework of the notion of information? This article argues in favour of these queries. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]