Inventing Lesbian Cultures

Inventing Lesbian Cultures
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Publisher : Beacon Press
Total Pages : 248
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ISBN-10 : 080707943X
ISBN-13 : 9780807079430
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Book Synopsis Inventing Lesbian Cultures by : Ellen Lewin

Download or read book Inventing Lesbian Cultures written by Ellen Lewin and published by Beacon Press. This book was released on 1996-12-31 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This pioneering collection of essays explores some of the many and varied ways that women might use a particular idea of being lesbian to invent themselves, to understand how they are connected in the world, and to imagine notions of community. Focused through an anthropological lens, contributors explore a wide range of expressions that bind different lesbian communities together—from dance club culture to lesbian wedding ceremonies, from lesbian life in the 1920s to lesbian motherhood today. As a whole, Inventing Lesbian Cultures in America shows how communities and identities allow for a sense of collective meaning for lesbians today. Defined in terms of culture, the activities, alliances, and identities that make up the experience of being lesbian imbue their lives with dignity and stability. Inventing Lesbian Cultures in America will become required reading for anyone interested in gender and sexual identity.


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