Lesbian and Gay Studies: An Introductory, Interdisciplinary Approach - Softcover

Theo Sandfort; Judith Schuyf; Jan Willem Duyvendak; Jeffrey Weeks

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ISBN 10: 076195418X ISBN 13: 9780761954187

Verlag: SAGE Publications Ltd, 2000

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Críticas:

`The collection attempts to summarise research and theory on lesbian and gay isseus in these diverse disciplines and to give the reader a better idea of the scope and possibilities for growth in lesbian and gay studies. To achieve this, each author has written a chapter on lesbian and gay studies from their own disciplinary perspective. This has produced an eclectic mix of papers with a Eurocentric focus...most of the chapters are useful in that they give the reader a sense of how lesbian and gay-related research has been carried out historically within different fields and what the current "state of play" is in each area. The majority of chapters have comprehensive bibliographies and therefore make good "jumping-off points" for interested readers' - Lesbian and Gay Psychology Review

Reseña del editor:

This timely and thoughtful 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 Connections between the academic study of the subject and the lesbian and gay movement are also examined. Coming out has been one of the most significant social and cultural changes of the postwar period. 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. This book will generate much interest in academic departments of lesbian and gay studies, gender, sociology, cultural studies and political science.

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• Verlag: SAGE Publications Ltd
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2000
• ISBN 10: 076195418X
• ISBN 13: 9780761954187
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 256
• Herausgeber: Sandfort Theo, Schuyf Judith, Duyvendak Jan Willem