Sheila Jeffreys

The Lesbian Revolution

Lesbian Feminism in the UK 1970-1990

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Produktbeschreibung

This book argues that lesbian feminists were a vital force in the Women's Liberation Movement (WLM). They did not just play a fundamental role in the important changes wrought by second wave feminism, but created a powerful revolution in lesbian theory, culture and practice. Yet this lesbian revolution is undocumented.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 220
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. August 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 508g
• ISBN-13: 9781138096561
• ISBN-10: 1138096563
• Artikelnr.: 54062415

Autorenporträt

Sheila Jeffreys is a Professorial Fellow in the School of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Melbourne, Australia. In 1973, in the United Kingdom, she became involved in the Women's Liberation Movement and became a lesbian in 1977. She moved to Australia in 1991, where she became a Professor of Feminist Politics at the University of Melbourne and has authored numerous books on the history and politics of sexuality, the global sex industry, lesbian feminism, harmful beauty practices, religion and women's rights and the politics of transgenderism. She moved back to the UK in 2015.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1. The Origins of Lesbian Feminism 2. Lesbian Culture 3. The
Lesbian Perspective 4. Separatism 5. Political Lesbianism and
Heterosexuality 6. Sadomasochism: The Challenge to the Politics of Sexual
Equality 7. The Gender Backlash: Butch/Femme Roleplaying 8. Identity
Politics and the Destruction of Lesbian Feminism: 'The CIA couldn't have
done it better' (Rahila of Southall Black Sisters, 1986). 9. The Demise of
Lesbian Feminism . Postscript