{"product_id":"lesbian-configurations-hardback-9780745611617","title":"Lesbian Configurations (Hardback) 9780745611617","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eLesbian Configurations\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRenee C. Hoogland (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780745611617, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 13 January 1997\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e184 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.9 x 16.1 x 2 cm, 0.397 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Lesbian Configurations\u003c\/i\u003e is at once a light-casting journey through some of the densest thickets in contemporary literary and psychoanalytic theory and a work of generous, energizing scholarship. These are bravura, resolute readings: intelligent, alert, often droll, and rich in insights about the paradoxical place of the lesbian in the modern imagination.' \u003ci\u003eTerry Castle, Stanford University\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e'renée hoogland's \u003ci\u003eLesbian Configurations\u003c\/i\u003e is an engaging and lucid analysis of contemporary lesbian theories. Its intriguing readings of \u003ci\u003eThe Color Purple\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Bell Jar\u003c\/i\u003e lead the way to a sophisticated and enlightening lesbian critical practice. Her astute analyses of contemporary film and other popular cultural texts demonstrate clever and useful strategies for lesbian reading.' \u003ci\u003eJudith Roof, Indiana University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'The growing visibility of lesbian sexuality in mainstream western culture has been accompanied by a rapidly developing lesbian academic interest in tracing the cultural configurations of same-sex female desire, a project that situates lesbian scholarship and theoretical critique on the cutting edge of contemporary cultural theory. [This book is] a welcome addition to this dynamic, growing body of work.' \u003ci\u003eCultural Studies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis book forms an introduction to the rapidly growing field of lesbian studies. Steering a middle course between 'high theory' and detailed textual analysis, it provides both those new to the field and more experienced readers in lesbian\/gay and feminist scholarship with original insights into the contradictory meanings of lesbian sexuality in Western culture.  \u003cp\u003eExploring different cultural forms, including twentieth-century fiction and Hollywood cinema, Hoogland addresses topical theoretical questions concerning the shifting significance of lesbian sexuality as they arise from careful textual analyses. Among the examples discussed are Alice Walker's \u003ci\u003eThe Color Purple,\u003c\/i\u003e Sylvia Plath's \u003ci\u003eThe Bell Jar,\u003c\/i\u003e and the Hollywood thriller \u003ci\u003eBasic Instinct.\u003c\/i\u003e Guiding concerns are the interrelations between knowledge and desire, between sexuality and gender, and the violent operation of heterosexual ideologies. Adopting a psychoanalytical perspective, Hoogland concludes by critically interrogating feminism's ambivalent stakes in female same-sex desire.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eLesbian Configurations\u003c\/i\u003e is both a valuable introduction to an expanding field and an original contribution to current debates.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction. \u003cp\u003e1. Defining Differences: The Lavender Menace and \u003ci\u003eThe Color Purple.\u003c\/i\u003e .\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. \u003ci\u003eBasic Instinct:\u003c\/i\u003e The Lesbian Spectre as Castrating Agent.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Impossible Subject Among Multiple Crossovers: Roman Polanski's \u003ci\u003eBitter Moon.\u003c\/i\u003e 4. Sex\/Textual Conflicts in \u003ci\u003eThe Bell Jar:\u003c\/i\u003e Sylvia Plath's Doubling Negatives.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Queer Undercurrents: Disruptive Desire in Elizabeth Bowen's \u003ci\u003eFriends and Relations.\u003c\/i\u003e .\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Fatal Attractions: Feminist Theory and the Lesbian Lure.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEpilogue.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Sociology \u0026amp; anthropology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Sociology \u0026amp; anthropology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Sociology%20\u0026amp;%20anthropology%20%5BJH%5D%22\"\u003eJH\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52406535979288,"sku":"9780745611617","price":38.66,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780745611617.jpg?v=1784139764","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/lesbian-configurations-hardback-9780745611617","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}