Status
Available
Call number
Collection
Publication
University of Massachusetts Press (1997), Edition: New ed., 272 pages
Description
Electroshock. Hysterectomy. Lobotomy. These are only three of the many "cures" to which lesbians have been subjected in this century. How does a society develop such a profound aversion to a particular minority? In what ways do images in the popular media perpetuate cultural stereotypes about lesbians, and to what extent have lesbians been able to subvert and revise those images? This book addresses these and other questions by examining how lesbianism has been represented in American popular culture in the twentieth century and how conflicting ideologies have shaped lesbian experiences and identity.
Awards
Publishing Triangle Awards (Finalist — Judy Grahn Award for Lesbian Nonfiction — 1998)
Language
Original language
English
Physical description
8.99 inches
ISBN
1558490914 / 9781558490918
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