Novels by significant Modernist authors can be described as romans a clef, providing insight into restrictions governing the representation of female homosexuality in the early twentieth century. Nair argues that key novels of the period represented same-sex desire through the e…
"Novels by significant Modernist authors can be described asromans à clef, providing insight into restrictions governing the representation of female homosexuality in the early twentieth century. Nair argues that key novels of the period represented same-sex desire through the e…
Virginia Woolf: lesbian readings
by Barrett, Eileen, Cramer, Patricia
fromThe cutting edge
"Drawing on the example set by feminists, this textbook explores the problems of pursuing lesbian and gay political agendas within the present structure of democracy." "Using an interdisciplinary approach, the author connects the analysis of lesbian and gay identities in sociolo…
A sweeping memoir, a raw and intimate chronicle of a young activist torn between conflicting personal longings and political goals. When We Were Outlaws offers a rare view of the life of a radical lesbian during the early cultural struggle for gay rights, Women's Liberation, and…
In an inventive and controversial collection of essays, sociologist Susan Krieger considers the many forms of wealth, both material and emotional, that women pass on to each other. This domestic heritage--the "family silver"--is the keystone for a discussion of mother-daughter r…
Introduction: locating the lesbian writer, or "we inside us do not change" -- Part I: Gertrude Stein. "The outside thing" and things as they are: Gertrude Stein's lesbian romance -- "No there there:" inside the marriage plot -- Part II: Radclyffe Hall. Strange soil and novel gro…
Introduction: locating the lesbian writer, or "we inside us do not change"--Part I: Gertrude Stein. "The outside thing" and things as they are: Gertrude Stein's lesbian romance -- "No there there:" inside the marriage plot -- Part II: Radclyffe Hall. Strange soil and novel groun…
"The Outside Thing argues for the significance of literary and affective romance in shaping the work of three major modern lesbian writers: Gertrude Stein, Radclyffe Hall, and Djuna Barnes"--
"A Queer New York" traces geographies of lesbians, dykes, and queers"
Introduction -- The origins of lesbian feminism -- Lesbian culture -- The lesbian perspective -- Separatism -- Political lesbianism and heterosexuality -- Sadomasochism: the challenge to the politics of sexual equality -- The gender backlash: butch/femme roleplaying -- Identity …
The Lesbian Revolution argues that lesbian feminists were a vital force in the Women's Liberation Movement (WLM). They did not just play a fundamental role in the important changes wrought by second wave feminism, but created a powerful revolution in lesbian theory, culture and …
