S/HEMinnie Bruce Pratt expands the boundaries of gender and its theory in these sophisticated lyrical vignettes sited at the crossroads of feminist analysis, queer theory and transgender liberation. |
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Page 52
She says, laughing, that she's lectured students for years about the oppression
implicit in the gesture of door-opening, the way that men's mannerly care
vanishes when women really need to be helped with a burden. Now, my new
affair says, ...
She says, laughing, that she's lectured students for years about the oppression
implicit in the gesture of door-opening, the way that men's mannerly care
vanishes when women really need to be helped with a burden. Now, my new
affair says, ...
Page 66
We had to sign a roster at the door because it was a "private club." Rumor was
that the lists got handed over to the police. My friends taught me to give a fake
name; sometimes I signed in as Susan B. Anthony. Everyone always turned
around ...
We had to sign a roster at the door because it was a "private club." Rumor was
that the lists got handed over to the police. My friends taught me to give a fake
name; sometimes I signed in as Susan B. Anthony. Everyone always turned
around ...
Page 179
I am last to go and pause between two doors. The signs seem clear, the usual
skirt and trouser legs, but suddenly I am confused. How do I choose, given who I'
ve been traveling with? One companion is a short man with a beard, deep voice,
...
I am last to go and pause between two doors. The signs seem clear, the usual
skirt and trouser legs, but suddenly I am confused. How do I choose, given who I'
ve been traveling with? One companion is a short man with a beard, deep voice,
...
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User Review - ehough75 - LibraryThingAmazing. Loved every aspect of this book. She shows how her thoughts and process have developed and changed over the years with both conversaitons, debates, and encounters with the people she has met ... Read full review
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User Review - dancingwaves - LibraryThingAn amazing book of vignettes that explore the ideas and intersections of love, sexuality, gender, and identity. A beautiful love letter to her partner, Leslie Feinberg. Read full review
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| Title | S/HE |
| Author | Minnie Bruce Pratt |
| Publisher | Firebrand Books, 1995 |
| ISBN | 1563410605, 9781563410604 |
| Length | 189 pages |
| Subjects | › Biography & Autobiography / General Social Science / Feminism & Feminist Theory Social Science / Gender Studies Social Science / General Social Science / Lesbian Studies |
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