Lesbian Feminism

Essays Opposing Global Heteropatriarchies

Niharika Banerjea, Kath Browne, Eduarda Ferreira, Marta Olasik, Julie Podmore, Niharika Banerjea, Kath Browne, Eduarda Ferreira, Marta Olasik, Julie Podmore

• Publisher: Zed Books
• Year: 2019
• ISBN:
  9781786995339
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Social Sciences
• Subtopic: Feminism & Feminist Theory
• Index: Social Sciences

Drawing on the incredible wealth of diversity of languages, cultures and movements in which lesbian feminisms have been articulated, this book confronts the historic devaluation of lesbian-feminist politics within Anglo-American discourse and ignites a transnational and transgenerational discussion regarding the relevance of lesbian feminisms in today's world, a discussion that challenges the view of lesbian feminism as static and essentialist. Through careful consideration of contemporary debates, these writers, theorists, academics and activists consider the wider place of lesbian feminisms within queer theory, post-colonial feminism, and the movement for LGBT rights. It considers how lesbian feminisms can contribute to discussions on intersectionality, engage with trans activism and the need for trans-inclusion, to ultimately show how lesbian feminisms can offer a transformative approach to today's sexual and gender politics.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• Acknowledgements
• Introduction: Transnational Ruminations on Lesbian Feminisms
• ONE: Sisterhood, separatism and sex wars
• TWO: Is there a new language in hesitation?
• THREE: Demythologising heterosexuality and sexual difference
• FOUR: The theological basis for trans-exclusionary radical feminist positions
• FIVE: Manoeuvring feminisms through LGBTQ movements in India
• SIX: Speculations on lesbian feminism as erotic friendship
• SEVEN: Once upon a time I was a lesbian, now I am genderqueer and feline
• EIGHT: Unqualified, middle-aged lesbian swerves abruptly out of her lane to talk about trans issues
• NINE: The butch, the bitch and the superwoman
• TEN: The place of lesbians in the women’s movement
• ELEVEN: Navel gazing: of hating men, loving women and fighting back in our time
• TWELVE: Reflections on historic lesbian feminisms in France
• THIRTEEN: Looking for the lesbian: some notes for a lesbian feminist politics in the time of the girl child
• FOURTEEN: Activist past, theoretical future
• FIFTEEN: From separation to dialogue/dangerous love
• SIXTEEN: Lesbian feminism
• SEVENTEEN: An exploration of counter-hegemonic discourses in an expanding queer archive
• About the Editors and Contributors
• Bibliography
• Index