Identity poetics : race, class, and the lesbian-feminist roots of queer theory / Linda Garber.
In seeking to bridge what is often a generation gap between lesbian feminists on the essentialist/existential side of the schism and postmodern queer theorists favoring the social construction of lesbian identity, Graber (social sciences, California State U., Fresno) critically overviews the writing...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Columbia University Press,
[2001]
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| Series: | Between men--between women.
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| Summary: | In seeking to bridge what is often a generation gap between lesbian feminists on the essentialist/existential side of the schism and postmodern queer theorists favoring the social construction of lesbian identity, Graber (social sciences, California State U., Fresno) critically overviews the writing of influential poet-activist- theorists Judy Grahn, Pat Parker, Audre Lorde, Adrienne Rich, and Gloria Anzaldúa. A major concern is de-marginalizing working- class/lesbians of color in this debate. The final chapter traces the rise of queer theory circa 1991. |
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| Physical Description: | 262 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-248) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0231110324 9780231110327 0231110332 9780231110334 |