The lesbian menace
ideology, identity, and the representation of lesbian life
by Sherrie A. Inness
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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.
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Literature and society, Popular culture, History and criticism, American literature, Gays in popular culture, Lesbians, Lesbians in literature, Identity, History, Lesbianism, LGBTQ sociology, LGBTQ history, collection:judy_grahn_award=finalist, Littérature américaine, Histoire et critique, Lesbiennes dans la littérature, Lesbiennes, Identité, Culture populaire, Homosexuels dans la culture populaire, Littérature et société, Histoire, LITERARY CRITICISM, American, General, Literatur, Lesbische Orientierung, ZivilisationPlaces
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The lesbian menace: ideology, identity, and the representation of lesbian life
1997, University of Massachusetts Press, Univ of Massachusetts Pr
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1558490906 9781558490901
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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.
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