Overview
This timely book seeks to demonstrate the coherence of lesbian and gay studies. It introduces the reader to the principal inter-disciplinary approaches in the field and critically assesses their strengths and weaknesses whilst asking: What is lesbian and gay studies? When did it emerge? And what are its achievements and research agenda? The gay and lesbian movement has emerged as a major political and cultural force. It poses a series of far reaching questions about the organization of identity, the operation of power and the limits of tolerance. Lesbian and Gay Studies has emerged as a vital and enriching field. It offers challenges to more traditional disciplines and requires new forms of thought about the connections between acad
- | Author: Theo Sandfort
- | Publisher: Sage Publications
- | Publication Date: Jul 19, 2000
- | Number of Pages: 256 pages
- | Binding: Paperback or Softback
- | ISBN-10: 076195418X
- | ISBN-13: 9780761954187
