Conflict and counterpoint in lesbian, gay, and feminist studies [[electronic resource] /] / Jacqueline Foertsch

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910810656403321
• Autore: Foertsch Jacqueline <1964->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, : Palgrave, 2007
• ISBN: 1-281-36278-6; 9786611362782; 0-230-60416-1
• Edizione: [1st ed. 2007.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (238 p.)
• Disciplina: 306.76/6
• Soggetti: Gay and lesbian studies; Women's studies; Feminist theory
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Open Books, Private Lives; Chapter 1 The Trials of Trialoguing in Lesbian, Gay, and Feminist Studies; Chapter 2 What's in a Name: Semantic Slips and Slides in Lesbian, Gay, and Feminist Studies' Key Terms; Chapter 3 The Critical Impasse: Inverse Relations among Lesbian, Gay, and Feminist Approaches; Chapter 4 What We Read: Lesbian, Gay, and Feminist Approaches to Fiction; Chapter 5 Why We Watch: Lesbian, Gay, and Feminist Approaches to Film; Chapter 6 Conclusion: Dividing Lines, Ties That Bind; Notes; Works Cited; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Interrogating a broad array of lesbian, gay, and feminist theories, this book considers instances of unnecessarily divisive turf-battling, yet focuses primarily on the productive debates that define and vitalize the field.