The essays collected in this volume address and illuminate a number of works, both canonic and not, in French literature and culture through the use of queer theory as it pertains to a European, and specifically, French, context. The volume brings together studies of classic literature and film, including Balzac, Genet, and Godard, and juxtaposes these works with works by lesser-known artists as well as with implicit and explicit theoretical understandings of "queer." This volume will be of interest to all researchers in French literature and culture and to those interested in the ramifications of queer theory in a contemporary context.