Geographies of Sexualities

List of contents

Introduction: “Geographies of Sexualities” 1. Not in our community: Queer women challenge religious homophobia in rural Kentucky 2. “Not in my name”: The anti-racist praxis of Mab Segrest & Minnie Bruce Pratt 3. Racialized sexualization & agency in exotic dance among women 4. Queer space and alternate queer geographies: LBQ women and the search for sexual partners at two LGBTQ-friendly U.S. universities 5. Queer Anthropophagy: Building women-centered LGBT + space in Northeastern Brazil 6. Making lesbian space at the edge of Europe: Queer spaces in Istanbul 7. Balancing safety and visibility: Lesbian community building strategies in South Korea 8. “You out-gayed the gays”: Gay aesthetic power and lesbian, bisexual, and queer women in LGBTQ spaces 9. “That crosscountry 1969 vw squareback and holiday inn affair”: Lesbian mobility 10. From situated space to social space: Dyke bar commemoration as reparative action

About the author

Emily Kazyak is Associate Professor of Sociology and Women's and Gender Studies at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA. Her areas of specialization include sexuality, geography, law and family.

Summary

Focusing on locations as diverse as the rural southern United States, Brazil, Istanbul and South Korea, this book advances our understandings about how lesbian, bisexual and queer women navigate identity, community and politics. It brings together international scholars whose work addresses how meanings about sexuality and place intertwine.

Product details

• Authors: Emily (University of Nebraska-Lincoln Kazyak
• Assisted by: Emily Kazyak (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2023
• EAN: 9781032439204
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3243920-4
• No. of pages: 158
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, Gay & Lesbian studies, Human Geography, Gender studies: men and boys, Gender Studies: Men, LGBTQ+ Studies / topics