Lesbian and gay studies : an introductory, interdisciplinary approach

Author(s)

• Sandfort, Theo

Bibliographic Information

Lesbian and gay studies : an introductory, interdisciplinary approach

edited by Theo Sandfort ... [et al.]

Sage Publications, 2000

• : pbk

Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This timely book seeks to demonstrate the coherence of lesbian and gay studies. It introduces the reader to the principal inter-disciplinary approaches in the field and critically assesses their strengths and weaknesses whilst asking: What is lesbian and gay studies? When did it emerge? And what are its achievements and research agenda? The gay and lesbian movement has emerged as a major political and cultural force. It poses a series of far reaching questions about the organization of identity, the operation of power and the limits of tolerance. Lesbian and Gay Studies has emerged as a vital and enriching field. It offers challenges to more traditional disciplines and requires new forms of thought about the connections between academic work and personal politics.

Table of Contents

The Challenge of Lesbian and Gay Studies - Jeffrey Weeks Homosexuality, Psychology, and Gay and Lesbian Studies - Theo Sandfort Mapping the Sociological Gay - Ken Plummer Past, Presents and Futures of a Sociology of Same-Sex Relations Hidden from History? Homosexuality and the Historical Sciences - Judith Schuyf Queering Anthropology - Gert Hekma Homo Legalis - Leslie J Moran Lesbian and Gay in Legal Studies The Private and the Public - Andr[ac]e Krouwel and Jan Willem Duyvendak Gay and Lesbian Issues in Political Science Geographies of Sexuality - Jon Binnie and Gill Valentine A Review of Progress Gay Male Literary Studies - Marco Pustianaz Lesbian Literary Studies - Liana Borghi Fashionably Queer - Ren[ac]ee C Hoogland Lesbian and Gay Cultural Studies Crossing Borders - Theo Sandfort and Hansje Galesloot A Debate on the Perspectives of Women's Studies and Gay and Lesbian Studies Fighting the Epidemic - Rommel Mend[gr]es-Leite and Onno de Zwart Social AIDS Studies Conclusion - Judith Schuyf and Theo Sandfort Gay and Lesbian Studies at a Crossroads

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Details

• NCID: BA48855078
• ISBN:
  • 0761954171
  • 076195418X
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: London
• Pages/Volumes: xi, 236 p.
• Size: 23 cm
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Gay and lesbian studies
  • LCSH : Homosexuality
  • LCSH : Gay liberation movement
  • LCSH : Coming out (Sexual orientation)