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.

Autorentext
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.

Inhalt
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 Gender/Sexuality Studies' Key Terms The Critical Impasse: Inverse Relations among Lesbian, Gay, and Feminist Approaches How We Read: Lesbian, Gay, and Feminist Approaches to Fiction Why We Watch: Lesbian, Gay, and Feminist Approaches to Film Conclusion - Some Categorical Conclusions