Performing La Mestiza: Textual Representations of Lesbians of Color and the Negotiation of Identities

ISBN-13: 9780415789752 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 240 str.

Ellen M. Gil-Gomez

Opis

This book, first published in 2000, explores the intersections of race, gender and gay identities in writings by contemporary American lesbians of colour. It is the first to analyse creative and theoretical works by African American, Asian American, Latina and Native American writers through the lens of lesbian studies.

Spis treści

1. Rethinking Identity Construction: Placing the Lesbian of Color  2. Naming the Enemies: Multiple Threats to the Lesbian of Color  3. Strategies of Survival: The Limits and the Consequences  4. The Path to Survival: Rewriting Cultural Traditions and Creating Living Theories