New Lesbian Criticism: Literary and Cultural Readings (Between Men-Between Women Lesbian and Gay Studies) [Paperback]

Sally Munt (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0231080190 | ISBN-13: 978-0231080194 | Publication Date: December 31, 1992 | Edition: First

This volume explores whether there can be a specific lesbian aesthetic, juxtaposed against reading as a 'woman' or as a 'heterosexual'. Contributors both explore the uses of recent theories such as post-structuralism and offer a lesbian critique of such methodologies. Close readings of contemporary lesbian fiction and popular culture focus on works such as Zami, Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit, The Wanderground, and Desert of the Heart as well as on lesbian pornography. Together the essays point to lesbian culture's ability to create new meanings for iteself and to foreground the intertextuality of lesbian identities.Contributors: Sonya Andemahr, Lisa Henderson, Hilary Hinds, Katie King, Reina Lewis, Sally Munt, Gillian Spraggs, Angela Weir, Anna Wilson, Elizabeth Wilson, and Bonnie Zimmerman.

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About the Author

Sally Munt is presently a lecturer in cultural studies and feminism at Brighton Polytechnic.

Product Details

• Paperback: 207 pages
• Publisher: Columbia University Press; First edition (December 31, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0231080190
• ISBN-13: 978-0231080194
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 5.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,928,811 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)