Identity Poetics
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: August 15, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 304
ISBN-13: 9780231110334
Subjects: Cultural studies; Lesbian Studies; Literary studies: general; Literary Criticism; Sociology; Feminism & Feminist Theory; Gay & Lesbian; Literary Criticism & Collections / Gay & Lesbian; Identity; Lesbian feminist theory; Lesbianism; Lesbians; Poetry
Description: "Queer theory," asserts Garber, "alternately buries and vilifies lesbian feminism, missing its valuable insights and ignoring its rich contributions." Rejecting the either/or choice between lesbianism and queer theory, this book favors an inclusive approach that defies current factionalism. In an eloquent challenge to the privileging of queer theory in the academy, Garber calls for recognition of the historical--and intellectually significant--role of lesbian poets as theorists of lesbian identity and activism.