The term "femme" originates from 1940s Western working-class
lesbian bar culture, wherein femme referred to a feminine lesbian
who was typically in a relationship with a butch lesbian. Expanding
from this original meaning, femme has since emerged as a form of
femininity reclaimed by queer and culturally marginalized folks.
Importantly, femme has also evolved into a theoretical framework.
Femme theory argues that "femme" constitutes a missing piece in
queer and feminist discourses of femininity. Attending to this gap,
femme theory centres queer femininities as a means of pushing
against the deeply embedded masculinist orientation of queer and
gender theory. Thus, femme theory offers tools to shift the way
researchers and readers understand femininity as well as systems of
gender and power more broadly. This book is an introduction to
femme theory, showcasing how femme can be used as a theoretical
framework across a variety of contexts and disciplines, such as
Film & Media Studies, Psychology, Sociology, or Critical
Disability Studies; from countries, including Canada, China, Guyana
and the USA. Femme theory asks readers to reconsider how femininity
is conceptualized, revealing some of the many taken for granted
assumptions that are embedded within cultural discourses of gender,
sexuality, and power. The chapters in this book were originally
published as a special issue of the Journal of Lesbian Studies.
General
| Imprint: |
Taylor & Francis
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Release date: |
September 2023 |
| First published: |
2022 |
| Editors: |
Rhea Ashley Hoskin
|
| Dimensions: |
246 x 174mm (L x W) |
| Pages: |
162 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-03-205759-0 |
| Categories: |
Books
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| LSN: |
1-03-205759-9 |
| Barcode: |
9781032057590 |
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