Conflict and Counterpoint in Lesbian, Gay, and Feminist Studies |
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Author:
| Foertsch, Jacqueline |
ISBN: | 978-1-281-36278-0 |
Publication Date: | Jan 2010 |
Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan
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Book Format: | Ebook |
List Price: | USD $176.00 |
Book Description:
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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. Moving beyond the classic opposition that pits the sex-positive leftist academy against abstract ?sexism? and ?homophobia, ? Foertsch's text isolates oppositions "within" gender and sexuality studies, considering homophobic feminist theories, sexist (or...
More DescriptionInterrogating 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. Moving beyond the classic opposition that pits the sex-positive leftist academy against abstract ?sexism? and ?homophobia, ? Foertsch's text isolates oppositions "within" gender and sexuality studies, considering homophobic feminist theories, sexist (or anti-feminist) gay theories, and the field's tendency to triangulate itself in two-against-one fashion or in contests between two camps for the allegiance of the third.