Lure of Knowledge - Lesbian Sexuality and Theory

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Summary

Demonstrates that representations of lesbian sexuality occupy specific locations or positions in the arguments, subject matter, and rhetoric of Western European and American literary criticism. This book examines the political context of representations: how lesbian sexuality is used as a signifier and why it appears when and where it does.

Product details

• Authors: Judith Roof
• Assisted by: Lillian Faderman (Editor), Larry P. Gross (Editor)
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.05.1993
• EAN: 9780231074872
• ISBN: 978-0-231-07487-2
• No. of pages: 285
• Series: Between Men--Between Women; Between Men-Between Women: Lesbian and Gay Studies; Between Men--Between Women
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Gender studies: women and girls, SOCIAL SCIENCE / LGBTQ+ Studies / General, Lesbian studies, LGBTQ+ Studies / topics