Classics in Lesbian Studies takes a major step in giving the
lesbian experience its own unique voice within scholarship and the
larger world society. Thus, it is devoted exclusively to the
lesbian experience and serves as a vehicle for the promotion of
scholarship and commentary on lesbianism from an international
perspective. Not only does it ensure that "classic" pieces are not
forgotten by new generations of students and scholars, it also
spurs further lesbian research, writing, theory, and scholarship.In
Classics in Lesbian Studies, you are introduced to descriptive,
theoretical, empirical, applied, and multicultural perspectives in
the field of lesbian studies. Interdisciplinary, the book presents
pieces from various academic areas in multiple formats, including
personal accounts, poetry, editorials, debates, and commentaries.
For your convenience, the chapters are organized primarily across
four categories: identity, history and literature, physical and
social sciences, and "back to lesbian politics." You will find the
discussions of the following issues and subjects provocative and
insightful: ways black women in the diaspora construct and name
their sexual and romantic feelings for other women lesbian identity
formation in a changing social environment how lesbians maneuver in
the dominant culture and their own subculture lesbianism as a
political movement the experiences of lesbian adolescents teaching
lesbian studies lesbians and societal institutions, including the
work place, the media, the political arena, the legal system, and
religion using lesbian-feminist scholarship to reexamine women's
lives in the pastStudents, scholars, lesbian feminists, and others
interested in lesbian studies will find Classics in Lesbian Studies
a vital examination of lesbianism since its grass roots. Not only
does it consider the progress made since the initial days of
fighting for liberation, it also explores a more distant, repressed
past and anticipates future possibilities lying before us. This
powerful, insightful collection is sure to become a classic as it
grapples with virtually all aspects of lesbianism, from its
inception as a political movement to its identity as a lifestyle
choice to its implications of community.
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