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Record Nr.

UNINA9910957092203321

Autore

Foertsch Jacqueline <1964->

Titolo

Conflict and Counterpoint in Lesbian, Gay, and Feminist Studies / / by J. Foertsch

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2007

ISBN

9786611362782

9781281362780

1281362786

9780230604162

0230604161

Edizione

[1st ed. 2007.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (238 p.)

Disciplina

306.76/6

Soggetti

Sex

Feminism

Feminist theory

Gender Studies

Feminism and 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.