Overview

Femininity Played Straight traces the changing relationships of lesbianism and feminist theory from the late 1970s to the present, arguing for accounts of sexuality, gender and subjectivity that make lesbianism intelligible and important.

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Author:   Biddy Martin
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.490kg
ISBN:  

9780415916813

ISBN 10:   041591681
Pages:   264
Publication Date:   14 February 1997
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

PART ONE Chapter 1 The Hobo, The Fairy, and the Quarterback Chapter 2 Extraordinary Homosexuals and the Fear of Being Ordinary Chapter 3 Sexualities Without Genders and Other Queer Utopias PART TWO Chapter 4 Sexual Practice and Changing Lesbian Identities Chapter 5 Teaching Feminist Theory Chapter 6 Lesbian Identity and Autobiographical Difference[s] Chapter 7 Feminist Politics: What's Home got to do With It? with Chandra Talpade Mohanty Chapter 8 Feminism, Criticism and Foucault Chapter 9 Feminist Metaphysics: A Critique of Mary Daly's Gyn/Ecology

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Martin's eccentric use of the body as drag... is wittily set against the queer privileging of transgender identification.. <br>-Sue-Ellen Case, Signs <br>

Martin's eccentric use of the body as drag... is wittily set against the queer privileging of transgender identification.. -Sue-Ellen Case, Signs

Author Information

Biddy Martin is Associate Professor of German Studies and Women's Studies at Cornell University.

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