Beyond the Lavender Lexicon: Authenticity, Imagination, and Appropriation in Lesbian and Gay Languages

Author:   William L. Leap
Publisher:   Gordon and Breach
ISBN:  

9782884491815


Pages:   426
Publication Date:   12 December 1995
Format:   Paperback
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Beyond the Lavender Lexicon: Authenticity, Imagination, and Appropriation in Lesbian and Gay Languages


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First Published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

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Author:   William L. Leap
Publisher:   Gordon and Breach
Imprint:   Gordon & Breach Science Publishers Ltd
Weight:   0.521kg
ISBN:  

9782884491815


ISBN 10:   2884491813
Pages:   426
Publication Date:   12 December 1995
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Awaiting stock   Availability explained

Table of Contents

Part 1 Imagination in lesbian discourse: inside the switchboards of desire - storytelling on phone-sex lines; lesbian discourse, lesbian knowledge; dykes on bikes meet ladies of Harley. Part 2 Appropriation in lesbian and gay discourse: sex talk - bodies and behaviours in gay erotica; supermodels of the world unite!; political economy and the language of performance among African-American drag queens; stigma transformation and reflexication in the internal diffusion of gays. Part 3 Conclusion: a lavender-tongued reliably-queer lesbian does language on language. (Part contents).

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This [book] opens an entirely new field in Gay/Lesbian Studies. There is nothing else like it. It marks a significant departure in the way the making of Gay/Lesbian communities is studied. -Randolph Trumbach of Baruch College, CUNY, New York


This [book] opens an entirely new field in Gay/Lesbian Studies. There is nothing else like it. It marks a significant departure in the way the making of Gay/Lesbian communities is studied. <br>-Randolph Trumbach of Baruch College, CUNY, New York <br>


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