Modern Homosexualities: Fragments of Lesbian and Gay ExperiencesKen Plummer This book of nineteen original essays by activists and academics documents and analyses the dramatic changes in lesbian and gay experience over the last twenty years. It charts the growth of lesbian and gay studies, and examines key issues around communitites, identities, relationships, sexualities and politics. These essays, edited by a leading author in the field, herald a new confidence and maturity for the growing field of lesbian and gay studies. |
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... activists and social scientists in eight countries, some of this diversity is charted. It is a unique collection, which draws together essays on a wide range of experience. The book explores the emergence of new communities and ...
... activists and social scientists in eight countries, some of this diversity is charted. It is a unique collection, which draws together essays on a wide range of experience. The book explores the emergence of new communities and ...
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... activism THE AIDS DIALECTICS: AWARENESS, IDENTITY, DEATH, AND SEXUAL POLITICS Tim Edwards 13 LESBIAN POLITICS AND AIDS WORK Beth E.Schneider SEX AND CARING AMONG MEN: IMPACTS OF AIDS ON GAY PEOPLE Barry D.Adam 6 98 108 121 134 151 160 ...
... activism THE AIDS DIALECTICS: AWARENESS, IDENTITY, DEATH, AND SEXUAL POLITICS Tim Edwards 13 LESBIAN POLITICS AND AIDS WORK Beth E.Schneider SEX AND CARING AMONG MEN: IMPACTS OF AIDS ON GAY PEOPLE Barry D.Adam 6 98 108 121 134 151 160 ...
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... ACTIVISM Anna Marie Smith Part VII Making the future: radicalism, rights, and citizenship in the UK 17 ABSEIL MAKES THE HEART GROW FONDER: LESBIAN AND GAY CAMPAIGNING TACTICS AND SECTION 28 Vicki Carter DANGEROUS ACTIVISM? Jason Annetts ...
... ACTIVISM Anna Marie Smith Part VII Making the future: radicalism, rights, and citizenship in the UK 17 ABSEIL MAKES THE HEART GROW FONDER: LESBIAN AND GAY CAMPAIGNING TACTICS AND SECTION 28 Vicki Carter DANGEROUS ACTIVISM? Jason Annetts ...
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... activist in the Thames Valley area. Henning Bech is presently engaged in a research project at the Institute of Cultural Sociology, University of Copenhagen, on various aspects of modernity. He has written a number of books and articles ...
... activist in the Thames Valley area. Henning Bech is presently engaged in a research project at the Institute of Cultural Sociology, University of Copenhagen, on various aspects of modernity. He has written a number of books and articles ...
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... activist and a prolific writer, he is the author of Social Theory, Homosexual Realities (1984). His most recent book is Oceanic Homosexualities. Peter M.Nardi is Professor of Sociology at Pitzer College, one of the Claremont Colleges ...
... activist and a prolific writer, he is the author of Social Theory, Homosexual Realities (1984). His most recent book is Oceanic Homosexualities. Peter M.Nardi is Professor of Sociology at Pitzer College, one of the Claremont Colleges ...
Contents
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The Turkish and Mesoamerican experience | 27 |
Part III CONSTRUCTING COMMUNITIES AND IDENTITIES | 51 |
Pretending to be families? | 85 |
Models of love support and activism | 149 |
The lesbian case | 185 |
Radicalism rights and citizenship in the UK | 215 |
A BRIEF GUIDE TO FURTHER READING | 249 |
BIBLIOGRAPHY | 255 |
NAME INDEX | 272 |
SUBJECT INDEX | 276 |
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Modern Homosexualities: Fragments of Lesbian and Gay Experiences Kenneth Plummer Limited preview - 1992 |
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