"Unpacking Queer Politics argues that the strong lesbian feminist movement of the 1970s, which was able to articulate a philosophy and practice that distinguished lesbian politics from gay male politics, was submerged in the 1990s beneath a gay male agenda called queer politics.…
A collection of essays by a pioneering queer anthropologist.
This book is the intellectual autobiography of cultural anthropologist Esther Newton, a pioneer in gay and lesbian studies. It covers a range of topics such as why we need more precise sexual vocabularies, why there have been fewer women doing drag than men, and how academia can…
Brengt de verschillen en veranderingen in lesbische identiteit, lesbisch bewustzijn en lesbische cultuur tussen de jaren zeventig en de jaren negentig in kaart aan de hand van de beschrijvingen van de levens van dertig vrouwen die de evolutie van de lesbische beweging meemaakten…
In the first book to analyze shifts in lesbian identity, consciousness, and culture from the 1970s to the 1990s, Arlene Stein adds an essential chapter to the study of the women's movement and offers a revealing portrait of the exchange between a revolutionary generation of femi…
Examines how Cold War homophobia transformed the category of the lesbian and the impact of this new construction of lesbianism on the representation of female sexuality in Hollywood cinema.
In his bestselling book The Grapevine: A Report on the Secret World of the Lesbian (1965), Jess Stearn announced that, contrary to the assumptions of many Americans, most lesbians appeared indistinguishable from other women. They could mingle "congenially in conventional society…
In The House That Jill Built, Becki Ross explores the dedicated struggle of a largely white, middle-class group of lesbian feminists to subvert the history of lesbian invisibility and persecution by claiming a collective, empowering, public presence in Toronto during the mid- to…
In this bold new work of cultural criticism, Ann Cvetkovich develops a queer approach to trauma. She argues for the importance of recognizing - and archiving - accounts of trauma that belong as much to the ordinary and everyday as to the domain of catastrophe. Cvetkovich contend…
De auteur is van Italiaanse afkomst en bracht 4 jaar in een Amerikaans klooster door, voordat zij in GB een carrière als socioloog begon; dit werk is een uitw. van haar proefschr. en behandelt o.a.: 'social lesbianism', lesbisch(e) bewustzijn, praktijk en feminisme; bevat enquêt…
This A-Z guide to lesbians and lesbianism in the movies contains reviews, gossip, facts and commentary on over 200 films, including specifically lesbian films such as "Go Fish" and "Desert Hearts" as well as films with a lesbian character or theme, like "The Children's Hour" and…
Sexual Subjects, a psychoanalytic book informed by gender theory, queer theory and feminism, addresses the tensions inherent in writing about lesbians in the postmodern age. Adria Schwartz masterfully intertwines clinical anecdotes with engaging theoretical questions that examin…
Sexual Subjects, a psychoanalytic book informed by gender theory, queer theory and feminism, addresses the tensions inherent in writing about lesbians in the postmodern age. Adria Schwartz masterfully intertwines clinical anecdotes with engaging theoretical questions that examin…