Inventing Lesbian Cultures in America

by Ellen Lewin

Book Overview

This pioneering collection of essays explores some of the many and varied ways that women might use a particular idea of being lesbian to invent themselves, to understand how they are connected in the world, and to imagine notions of community. Focused through an anthropological lens, contributors explore a wide range of expressions that bind different lesbian communities together--from dance club culture to lesbian wedding ceremonies, from lesbian...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080707943X
• ISBN13: 9780807079430
• Release Date: December 1996
• Publisher: Beacon Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.0"