The New Lesbian Studies: Into the Twenty-First Century

Book info: The New Lesbian Studies: Into the Twenty-First Century (Paperback, 320 pages) – The Feminist Press at CUNY, 1996. Language: English.

By celebrating the differences among lesbian scholars and attending to the ways in which the field has been shaped by shifting politics and the emergence of queer studies, this collection challenges the limits of lesbian studies while affirming its value.Forty essays arranged in six parts explore the history of lesbian studies as well as its current impact on conceptions of identity and community, teaching, academic disciplines, university practices, and the development of feminist and queer theories. The collection offers stirring personal testimony; multicultural and international perspectives and established and new voices; strategies for integrating lesbian studies into the curriculum; and contributions from lesbians working in libraries, athletic departments, and students services. Throughout, the contributors address the ways in which lesbian studies has transformed and will continue to transform traditional disciplines, practices, and thought.With its multicultural, multidisciplinary breadth and its unique emphasis on theory, practice, and activism, The New Lesbian Studies speaks to a broad audience of students, activists, and scholars. Review The New Lesbian Studies compiles the best scholarship and theory of recent years by featuring 31 new essays by scholars and activists representing a variety of theoretical approaches and personal perspectives in the study of lesbianism both inside and outside the United States. Nine of these essays lead off the collection in a section titled "Remember Our Roots", providing readers with pivotal markers of lesbian studies in its formative states. The New Lesbian Studies celebrates the differences among lesbian scholars and acknowledges the influence of both shifting politics and the emergence of queer studies. The New Lesbian Studies both challenges the limits of lesbian studies and affirms the value of those studies. The New Lesbian Studies assembles both original scholarship and stirring personal testimony; multicultural and international perspectives and established and new voices. The New Lesbian Studies offers strategies for integrating lesbian studies into the curriculum; and contributions from lesbians working in libraries, athletic, departments and student services. throughout, the essays address the ways in which lesbian studies has transformed and will continue to transform traditional disciplines, practices and thoughts. The New Lesbian Studies is a highly recommended addition to any academic, personal, or community library's collection on gay and lesbian studies. -- Midwest Book Review