Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The First Time I Met Frank O'Hara The First Time I Met Frank O'Hara Rick Whitaker Those who first met Rick Whitaker through his unrepentant memoir know that he was not a typical prostitute. This "Wittgenstein- and Freud-quoting" hustler is at core a thinker—and a voracious reader,… OL13619436W
Sapphic modernities Sapphic modernities Laura L. Doan,Jane Garrity "Sapphic Modernities marks the first attempt to examine the representation of the lesbian in modernity from the multiple perspectives of literary, visual, and cultural studies, seeking collectively t… OL18421041W
Before the closet Before the closet Allen J. Frantzen Allen J. Frantzen challenges the long accepted view that the early Middle Ages tolerated and even fostered same-sex relations and that intolerance of homosexuality developed only late in the medieval… OL1861476W
"We will be citizens" "We will be citizens" James Fisher "A dozen essays--by a range of established scholars and performing artists on issues in post-1969 American gay and lesbian theatre and drama--cover playwrights, millennial dramatists, and actors whil… OL18626682W
Djuna Barnes' consuming fiction Djuna Barnes' consuming fiction Diane Warren xviii, 188 pages ; 24 cm OL18688932W
Female masculinity Female masculinity Jack Halberstam In this quintessential work of queer theory, Jack Halberstam takes aim at the protected status of male masculinity and shows that female masculinity has offered a distinct alternative to it for well … OL1882711W
The lesbian menace The lesbian menace Sherrie A. Inness 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 particul… OL1885581W
Regarding Sedgwick Regarding Sedgwick David L. Clark "Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick is one of the most original and influential thinkers in critical and gender theory. Her work includes such groundbreaking books as Epistemology of the Closet and Between Men: E… OL19163451W
The queer limit of Black memory The queer limit of Black memory Matt Richardson "The Queer Limit of Black Memory : Black Lesbian Literature and Irresolution identifies a new archive of Black women's literature that has heretofore been on the margins of literary scholarship and A… OL19979899W
The Cambridge companion to American gay and lesbian literature The Cambridge companion to American gay and lesbian literature Scott Herring "This Companion examines the connections between LGBTQ populations and American literature from the late eighteenth to twenty-first centuries. It surveys primary and secondary writings under the evol… OL20002714W
Metropolitan lovers Metropolitan lovers Julie Abraham "From the destruction of Sodom to the selling of Gay Street and from Tales of the City to The L Word, urban life and homosexuality have been made inseparable in Western culture. In this book, Julie A… OL2942255W
Queer pulp Queer pulp Susan Stryker From homicidal homos to locked-up lesbians, and almost every sexually dangerous combination in between, Queer Pulp: Perverted Passions from the Golden Age of the Paperback is the first complete expos… OL2954889W
Sex and sensibility Sex and sensibility Arlene Stein In the first book to analyze shifts in lesbian identity, consciousness, and culture from the 1970s to the 1990s, Arlene Stein contributes an important chapter to the study of the women's movement and… OL3258091W
Particular Voices Particular Voices Robert Giard In 1985, photographer Robert Giard set out to create an archive of portraits of gay and lesbian writers from across the United States. His intention was to present visible evidence of their presence … OL3349109W
Reflecting on The well of loneliness Reflecting on The well of loneliness Rebecca O'Rourke A feminist reading of Radcliffe Hall's international bestseller and her both inspiring and infuriating heroine Stephen Gordon. She includes a fascinating survey of readers' responses to the book. Thi… OL4775827W
Interviews/Entrevistas Interviews/Entrevistas Gloria E. Anzaldúa,AnaLouise Keating Gloria E. Anzaldua, best known for her books *Borderlands/La Frontera* and *This Bridge Called My Back*, is often considered as one of the foremost modern feminist thinkers and activists. As one of t… OL8104313W
Mommy Queerest Mommy Queerest Julie M. Thompson "Mommy Queerest focuses on the historical and contemporary meanings of lesbian motherhood in three cultural domains: the mass media, the U.S. legal system, and recent scholarship ih feminist psycholo… OL8855536W
Fashioning Sapphism Fashioning Sapphism Laura L. Doan,Laura Doan An in-depth study of early 20th century social conditions and cultural trends in Britain that constructed the popular image of the "modern lesbian." OL9188714W