{"product_id":"twenty-first-century-lesbian-studies-1","title":"Twenty-First Century Lesbian Studies","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn enlightening, entertaining look at what the term lesbian really meansand what it means to be a lesbian\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTwenty-First Century Lesbian Studies focuses on the field’s institutionalization into the humanities and social sciences, examining how the term lesbian is used in activist, community, and cultural contexts, and how its use impacts the lives of women who have chosen it as an identity. The book’s contributors include many of the world’s foremost experts in lesbian studies, as well as scholars whose primary research is in bisexuality, transsexuality and transgender, intersex, and queer theory. The innovative essays touch on five individual themesGenealogies, Readings, Theories, Identities, and Locationsas they explore the past, present, and future of lesbian studies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTwenty-First Century Lesbian Studies places the term lesbian at the center of analysis, whether as a concept, a category, an identity, a political position, or an object choice. The book’s cutting-edge essays examine the various meanings of lesbian; the risks taken by women who live and\/or act, write, and speak as lesbians; current genealogical myths; and the lives, studies, and activism of lesbians who represent a range of geographical and historical contexts. The book presents research produced outside the United States\/United Kingdom, two places which tend to dominate the field, and essays that focus on areas, such as medieval studies, that are often ignored in theoretical discussions. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTwenty-First Century Lesbian Studies considers these questions:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e does the term lesbian still have relevance as an identity descriptor or political position?\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e who does lesbian include and\/or exclude?\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e how does intersectional thinking impact the way we formulate lesbian identities?\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e are we now post-lesbian?\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e what, if anything, defines the field of lesbian studies?\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e what is the current state of the field?\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e what is the possible future of the field? \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e what current topics should be most important to practitioners?\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e how is work that falls under the lesbian studies umbrella connected to efforts in the areas of feminism, LGBT, intersex, and queer straight studies? \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e and many more\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwenty-First Century Lesbian Studies is an enlightening, entertaining, and essential read for academics and students working in all disciplines in the social sciences and humanities, and for the lesbian\/queer population, in general.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54224669311320,"sku":"9781560236504","price":132.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781560236504_50272be1-e9a9-400b-aa50-c9a30f2124ca.jpg?v=1770118233","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/twenty-first-century-lesbian-studies-1","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}