Identity Poetics

Race, Class, and the Lesbian-Feminist Roots of Queer Theory
Erscheinungsjahr 2001
ISBN: 978-0-231-11032-7
Verlag: Columbia University Press

Buch, Englisch, 304 Seiten, Format (B × H): 158 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 539 g

Reihe: Between Men~Between Women: Lesbian and Gay Studies

"Queer theory," asserts Linda Garber, "alternately buries and vilifies lesbian feminism, missing its valuable insights and ignoring its rich contributions." Rejecting the either/or choice between lesbianism and queer theory, she favors an inclusive approach that defies current factionalism. In an eloquent challenge to the privileging of queer theory in the academy, Garber calls for recognition of the historical and intellectually significant role of lesbian poets as theorists of lesbian identity and activism.

The connections, Garber shows, are most clearly seen when looking at the pivotal work of working-class lesbians/lesbians of color whose articulations of multiple, simultaneous identity positions and activist politics both belong to lesbian feminism and presage queer theory. Identity Poetics includes a critical overview of recent historical writing about the women's and lesbian-feminist movements of the 1970s; discussions of the works of Judy Grahn, Pat Parker, Audre Lorde, Adrienne Rich, and Gloria Anzaldúa; and, finally, a chapter on the rise and hegemony of queer theory within lesbigay studies.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Garber, Linda

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturwissenschaft
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies: Homosexualität, LGBTQ+
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Kulturwissenschaften

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: Race, Class, and Generations1. The Social Construction of Lesbian Feminism2. Putting the Word Dyke on the Map: Judy Grahn3. "I Have a Dream Too'': Pat Parker4. "High Over the Halfway Between Your World and Mine'': Audre Lorde5. An Uncommonly Queer Reading: Adrienne Rich6. "Caught in the Crossfire Between Camps'': Gloria Anzaldúa7. Around 1991: The Rise of Queer Theory and the Lesbian IntertextAfterward, March: June 24, 2000, San FranciscoWorks Cited

Über Autor(innen)

Linda Garber is associate professor in the department of English and the Program for the Study of Women and Gender at Santa Clara University. She is the editor of Tilting the Tower: Lesbians/Teaching/Queer Subjects and the author of articles on lesbian literary criticism and lesbian studies.