How women-only communities provide spaces for new forms of culture,
sociality, gender, and sexuality Women's lands are intentional,
collective communities composed entirely of women. Rooted in 1970s
feminist politics, they continue to thrive in a range of ways, from
urban households to isolated rural communes, providing spaces where
ideas about gender, sexuality, and sociality are challenged in both
deliberate and accidental ways. Herlands, a compelling ethnography
of women's land networks in the United States, highlights the
ongoing relevance of these communities as vibrant cultural enclaves
that also have an impact on broader ideas about gender, women's
bodies, lesbian identity, and right ways of living. As a
participant-observer, Keridwen N. Luis brings unique insights to
the lives and stories of the women living in these communities.
While documenting the experiences of specific spaces in
Massachusetts, Tennessee, New Mexico, and Ohio, Herlands also
explores the history of women's lands and breaks new ground
exploring culture theory, gender theory, and how lesbian identity
is conceived and constructed in North America. Luis also discusses
how issues of race and class are addressed, the ways in which
nudity and public hygiene challenge dominant constructions of the
healthy or aging body, and the pervasive influence of hegemonic
thinking on debates about transgender women. Luis finds that
although changing dominant thinking can be difficult and
incremental, women's lands provide exciting possibilities for
revolutionary transformation in society.
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