| Description |
xv, 200 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Resistance -- A lesbian is ... a lesbian is not -- It's a queer universe ... some notes erotic and otherwise -- The gendered self ... a question of subjectivites -- Generativity redux -- Deconstructing and reconstructing motherhood -- Coming out/being heard |
| Summary |
Sexual Subjects, a psychoanalytic book informed by gender theory, queer theory and feminism, addresses the tensions inherent in writing about lesbians in the postmodern age. Adria Schwartz masterfully intertwines clinical anecdotes with engaging theoretical questions that examine the construction of important categories of identity - woman, feminist, mother, lesbian, and homo/hetero/bisexual. Schwartz also addresses specific issues which are problematic but nonetheless meaningful to self-identified lesbians such as roles in gender play, lesbian "bed death," and raising non-traditional families. Written from psychoanalytic and postmodern perspective, this book is a significant contribution to the work done on the conceptualization of lesbian sexuality and identity |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-190) and index |
| Subject |
Feminist theory.
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Gender identity.
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Lesbianism -- Psychological aspects.
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Lesbians -- Identity.
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Women and psychoanalysis.
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| LC no. |
97021490 |
| ISBN |
0415910927 (hb.) |
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0415910935 (paperback) |
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