Interrogating a broad array of lesbian, gay, and feminist theories, this book considers instances of unnecessarily divisive turf-battling, yet focuses primarily on the productive debates that define and vitalize the field.

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JACQUELINE FOERTSCH is Assistant Professor of English at the University of North Texas, USA, and author of Enemies Within: The Cold War and the AIDS Crisis in Literature, Film, and Culture. She is the current editor of Studies in the Novel.

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Book Title: Conflict and Counterpoint in Lesbian, Gay, and Feminist Studies
Authors: Jacqueline Foertsch
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230604162
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York
eBook Packages: Palgrave Social & Cultural Studies Collection, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Nature America Inc. 2007
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4039-7899-8Published: 08 June 2007
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-53816-4Published: 08 June 2007
eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-60416-2Published: 14 May 2007
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VII, 229
Topics: Gender Studies, Feminism

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

Front Matter

Introduction: Open Books, Private Lives

The Trials of Trialoguing in Lesbian, Gay, and Feminist Studies

What’s in a Name: Semantic Slips And Slides in Lesbian, Gay, and Feminist Studies’ Key Terms

The Critical Impasse: Inverse Relations Among Lesbian, Gay, and Feminist Approaches

What We Read: Lesbian, Gay, and Feminist Approaches to Fiction

Why We Watch: Lesbian, Gay, and Feminist Approaches to Film

Conclusion: Dividing Lines, Ties That Bind

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