Lesbian Lives in Soviet and Post-Soviet Russia: Post/Socialism and Gendered Sexualities

Author:   F. Stella ,  F Stella
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
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9781349672660


Pages:   192
Publication Date:   04 May 2024
Format:   Paperback
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Lesbian Lives in Soviet and Post-Soviet Russia: Post/Socialism and Gendered Sexualities


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This book explores the everyday lives of 'lesbian' women in urban Russia. It explores changes and continuities by examining generational differences, and attends to regional variation by considering what 'lesbian' life looks like in different locations, problematising essentialist accounts of Russian sexualities and western-centric theorizations.

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Author:   F. Stella ,  F Stella
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN:  

9781349672660


ISBN 10:   1349672661
Pages:   192
Publication Date:   04 May 2024
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction: Locating Russian Sexualities 2. Same-Sex Sexualities and the Soviet/Post-Soviet Gender Orders 3. Lesbian Relationships in Late Soviet Russia 4. Family Matters: Negotiating 'Home' 5. The Global Closet? Negotiating Public Space 6. Carving Out Queer Space: In/Visibility, Belonging and Resistance 7. Conclusions: From Russian to (Post)Socialist Sexualities

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The empirical base of this book is ethnographic research focussing on the experiences, practices and identities of non-heterosexual women in Soviet and post-Soviet Russia. this work can be seen as one of the first representatives of a post-queer study of sexuality, incorporating the criticism of queer theory while maintaining the grounded footing of empirical sociology and a very invigorating one, indeed. (Judit Takacs, Intersections, Vol. 1, 2015) Engaging with intellectual traditions and empirical knowledge from Russia itself, this is a very important book at a poignant moment in post-Soviet Russia. - Sally Hines, University of Leeds, UK This highly readable book provides a fascinating insight into the everyday lives of lesbian and bisexual women in Soviet and post-Soviet Russia. Stella makes a valuable contribution to the study of gender and sexuality under socialism and post-socialism. This is a timely book that will set significant new agendas in sexuality studies. - Jon Binnie, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK


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Francesca Stella is Research Fellow at the University of Glasgow, UK. She has held an ESRC postdoctoral research fellowship and worked as a lecturer at the University of Glasgow across the subject areas of Sociology and Russian Studies. Her publications include articles in Europe-Asia Studies and Slavic Review.

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