Remembering Matthew Shepard: Violence, Identity, and Queer Counterpublic Memories

Rhetoric & Public Affairs Dec 2010

Remembering Matthew Shepard: Violence, Identity, and Queer Counterpublic Memories

Thomas R. Dunn

Abstract

Abstract More than ten years after his death, Matthew Shepard is still remembered prominently in LGBT discourse. This discourse has been used to defy heteronormative characterizations of violence, confirm gay and lesbian identity, and to "queer" rigid notions of community. Tracing Shepard s memory through three contested memory frames, I argue for an expanded perspective of queer counterpublic memories and the strategic use of public memories by counterpublics.

Journal: Rhetoric & Public Affairs
Published: 2010-12-01
DOI: 10.2307/41940504
Open Access: Closed
Topics: public rhetoric

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