Looking queer : body image and identity in lesbian, bisexual, gay, and transgender communities / Daw...
Looking queer : body image and identity in lesbian, bisexual, gay, and transgender communities / Daw...
Looking queer : body image and identity in lesbian, bisexual, gay, and transgender communities / Dawn Atkins, editor.
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Publisher
New York : Haworth Press, c1998.
Call Numbers
N306.766/52
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Language
English
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Physical content
li, 467 p. ; 22 cm.
Contents
Part 1. Constructing Ourselves -- Beauty Is a Beast / by Amy Edgington -- Living into My Body / by Nancy Barron -- Beauty Mandates and the Appearance Obsession: Are Lesbians Any Better Off? / by Anna Myers, Jennifer Taub, Jessica F. Morris and Esther D. Rothblum -- Resistance and Reinscription: Sexu...
Part 11: The Uniform Doesn't Fit -- Queer Crash Test Dummies: Theory, Aging, and Embodied Problematics / by Dean Kiley -- Laws of Desire: Has Our Imagery Become Overidealized? / by William J. Mann -- A Matter of Size / by Patrick Giles -- Justify My Love Handles: How the Queer Community Trims the Fa...
Part 2. Looking Dyke -- The Ugly Dyke / by Wendy Chapkis -- Woman Eats Brownies, Gets Laid / by Greta Christina -- Professionally Q: A Day in the Life of a Career Counselor / by Christine Cress -- The Beauty Norm: A Femme Strikes Back / by Anna Myers -- It's Not What You Wear: Fashioning a Queer Ide...
Part 4. A Woman's Love Heals -- Mirror / by Nina Silver -- Big Grrl / by Drama Rose -- Ode to My Vibrator / by Susanna Trnka -- Dressing Room Blues / by Claire Hueholt -- My Ideal Becoming Real / by Susie Bullington -- Part 5. Coming Out, Leaving Behind -- Coming Out / by Darcy Wakefield -- Power, B...
Part 8. Boyz, Grrls, Queers -- Flunking Basic Gender Training: Butches and Butch Style Today / by Sherrie A. lnness -- Frankly Feminine: Rejecting and Embracing Standards for Beauty / by Laura Cole -- Faggot Rant / by Sandra Lee Golvin -- Beautiful Boy: A Girl's Own Story / by Boye -- Part 9. Color...
Publication information
Publisher
New York : Haworth Press, c1998.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
c1998.
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Summary
Furthermore, this groundbreaking book attests to the struggles, pain, and triumph of queer people in an open and comprehensive manner. More than 60 contributors provide their knowledge and personal experiences in dealing with body image issues exclusive to the gay and transgender communities, including: exploring and breaking down the categories of...
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Looking queer : body image and identity in lesbian, bisexual, gay, and transgender communities / Dawn Atkins, editor.
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Notes
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Haworth gay & lesbian studies.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Date Copyright
c1998.
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Call Numbers
N306.766/52
Record Identifier
74VM4MNMDVbg
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VM4MNMDVbg
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ISBN
0789004631 (hbk.) 156023931X (pbk.)
156023931X (pbk.)
9780789004635(hbk) 156023931X (pbk.)
0789004631(hbk) 156023931X (pbk.)
9780789004635(hbk)
0789004631(hbk)
9780789004635 (hbk.) 156023931X (pbk.)
DDC
306.766
MMS ID
991001362189702626
