The Lesbian Menace: Ideology, Identity, and the Representation of Lesbian Life
by Sherrie A. Inness
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Electroshock. Hysterectomy. Lobotomy. These are only three of the many "cures" to which lesbians have been subjected in this century. How does a society develop such a profound aversion to a particular minority? In what ways do images in the popular media perpetuate cultural stereotypes about lesbians, and to what extent have lesbians been able to subvert and revise those images? This book addresses these and other questions by examining how lesbianism has been represented in American show more popular culture in the twentieth century and how conflicting ideologies have shaped lesbian experiences and identity. show lessTags
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Sherrie A. Inness is Professor of English at Miami University.
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- Literature Studies and Criticism, Fiction and Literature, LGBTQ+
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- 810.9 — Literature & rhetoric American literature in English American literature in English History and criticism of American literature
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- PS228 .L47 .I56 — Language and Literature American literature American literature By period 20th century
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