Novel Approaches to Lesbian History

Author:   Linda Garber
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2021
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9783031152498


Pages:   188
Publication Date:   16 November 2022
Format:   Paperback
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Novel Approaches to Lesbian History tells a tale about history and community in our allegedly post-identity era, examining contemporary novels that depict lesbian characters in recognizable historical situations. These imaginative stories provide a politically vital, speculative past in the face of a sketchy, problematic archive. Among the memorable characters in some 200 novels are pirates, cowgirls, and famous artists, ghosts and time travellers, immigrants and lovers. The best lesbian historical novels are conscientious and buoyant as they engage critical historiographical questions, but Novel Approaches also discusses the class and race biases that weigh on the genre. Some lesbian historical novels are based on archival evidence, others on conjecture or fantasy, but all convey the true fact that identity is elusive without a past, without which its future is nearly impossible.

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Author:   Linda Garber
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Edition:   1st ed. 2021
Weight:   0.268kg
ISBN:  

9783031152498


ISBN 10:   3031152492
Pages:   188
Publication Date:   16 November 2022
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Garber presents a volume that serves the lesbian reader and writer with an extensive map of the popular genre of lesbian historical fiction. ... this cutting-edge volume contributes a fundamental tool for present and future lesbian researchers and readers, proving Garber's status as an unquestionable figure in the genealogy of lesbian writers and critics. (Sandra Baena-Velazquez, Journal of Lesbian Studies, February 13, 2023)


“Garber presents a volume that serves the lesbian reader and writer with an extensive map of the popular genre of lesbian historical fiction. … this cutting-edge volume contributes a fundamental tool for present and future lesbian researchers and readers, proving Garber’s status as an unquestionable figure in the genealogy of lesbian writers and critics.” (Sandra Baena-Velázquez, Journal of Lesbian Studies, February 13, 2023)


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Linda Garber is the author of Identity Poetics: Race, Class, and the Lesbian-Feminist Roots of Queer Theory and Lesbian Sources: A Bibliography of Periodical Articles, and the editor of Tilting the Tower: Lesbians / Teaching / Queer Subjects.  She is Associate Professor of Women's and Gender Studies at Santa Clara University, USA.   

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