{"product_id":"lesbian-configurations","title":"Lesbian Configurations","description":"This book forms an introduction to the rapidly growing field of lesbian studies. Steering a middle course between 'high theory' and detailed textual analysis, it provides both those new to the field and more experienced readers in lesbian\/gay and feminist scholarship with original insights into the contradictory meanings of lesbian sexuality in Western culture.  \u003cp\u003eExploring different cultural forms, including twentieth-century fiction and Hollywood cinema, Hoogland addresses topical theoretical questions concerning the shifting significance of lesbian sexuality as they arise from careful textual analyses. Among the examples discussed are Alice Walker's \u003ci\u003eThe Color Purple,\u003c\/i\u003e Sylvia Plath's \u003ci\u003eThe Bell Jar,\u003c\/i\u003e and the Hollywood thriller \u003ci\u003eBasic Instinct.\u003c\/i\u003e Guiding concerns are the interrelations between knowledge and desire, between sexuality and gender, and the violent operation of heterosexual ideologies. Adopting a psychoanalytical perspective, Hoogland concludes by critically interrogating feminism's ambivalent stakes in female same-sex desire.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eLesbian Configurations\u003c\/i\u003e is both a valuable introduction to an expanding field and an original contribution to current debates.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54217107308888,"sku":"9780745611624","price":19.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780745611624_b551d099-8610-45b1-a1e4-e6af0b359687.jpg?v=1769658311","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/lesbian-configurations","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}