All The Rage
Reasserting Radical Lesbian Feminism
Erschienen am 1. November 2021
196 Seiten
978-1-925950-44-1 (ISBN)
Beschreibung
Is sexuality political? Is it about identity? Is it about style or preference? These questions continue to be asked. Queer theory, sado-masochism, lesbian chic and lipstick lesbians were all the rage in the late 1980s popular culture. But these so-called glamorous trends were the superficial post-modern disguises of a patriarchal backlash against three decades of radical lesbian feminist advances. Unmasking and challenging the backlash the editors have gathered together seventeen passionate voices on sexuality, race and class, psychology, identity politics and lesbian existence. This anthology is essential reading in Women''s Studies and anyone interested in gender critical theory. Contributors include, Julia Parnaby, Lynne Harne, Celia Kitzinger, Rachel Perkins, Sandra McNeill, Carol Reeves, Rachel Wingfield, Sue Wilkinson, Sheila Jeffreys, Elaine Miller, Elaine Hutton, Nicole Humberstone, Jill Radford, Rosemary Auchmuty, Audre Lorde, Janice Raymond, Julie Bindel.
Weitere Details
Inhalt
- Front Cover
- About the Authors
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Preface
- Section One: Individualism, Identity and the New Lesbian and Gay Conservatism
- Queer Straits-Julia Parnaby
- Dangerous Liaisons: Reasserting male power through gay movements-Lynne Harne
- Shrinking Lesbian Feminism: The dangers of psychology for lesbian-feminist politics-Celia Kitzinger and Rachel Perkins
- Identity Politics-Sandra McNeill
- Section Two: Lesbian Sexuality and Sexual Practice
- Serious Pom, Serious Protest-Carole Reeves and Rachel Wingfield
- Bisexuality as Backlash-Sue Wilkinson
- The Essential Lesbian-Sheila Jeffreys
- Section Three: Representations of Lesbians in the Media and Popular Culture
- Righting Our History-Elaine Miller
- The Flight of the Feminist-Elaine Hutton
- Lesbians Framed-Nicola Humberstone
- Section Four: Lesbian Feminism and Academentia
- Backlash: Or New Variations on an Old Exclusionary Theme-Jill Radford
- Lesbian Studies: Politics or Lifestyle?-Rosemary Auchmuty
- Section Five: Moving Forward
- Age, Race, Class and Sex: Women Redefining Difference-Audre Lorde
- A Vision of Lesbian Sexuality-Janice Raymond
- Valuing Women: Young Lesbians Talk-Lynne Harne
- Neither an Ism nor a Chasm: Maintaining a Radical-Feminist Agenda in Broad-Based Coalitions-Julie Bindel
- Contributors' Notes
- Further Reading
