{"product_id":"lesbian-death-desire-and-danger-between-feminist-and-queer-paperback-softback-9781517910020","title":"Lesbian Death; Desire and Danger Between Feminist and Queer (Paperback \/ softback) 9781517910020","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eLesbian Death\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eDesire and Danger Between Feminist and Queer\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMairead Sullivan (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781517910020\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 29 November 2022\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e224 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 1.3 cm, 0.283 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\u003cp\u003e \"Mairead Sullivan’s refreshing book delves deeply into the decades-long dynamic in which the lesbian-as figure, identity, and political project-is somehow always already dying even as younger and older generations infuse the lesbian with new and vital promise. Analyzing fears of lesbian death registered in narratives of loss, aggression, murderousness, bed death, and so many wars (sex wars, theory wars, butch-fem border wars, intersectionality wars, and TERF wars), this engaging work trenchantly illuminates the disruptive potential and undeniable persistence of the lesbian at the heart of the often-tense relations among feminist, queer, and trans articulations of community.\"-Finn Enke, author of \u003ci\u003eFinding the Movement: Sexuality, Contested Space, and Feminist Activism\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \"\u003ci\u003eLesbian Death\u003c\/i\u003e is a thoroughgoing analysis of the work of ‘the lesbian’-especially tales of her imminent demise-in discourse and culture. Neither romanticized nor maligned, here, the figure of the lesbian is vital to queer\/trans\/feminist world-making. A generous and generative contribution to queer and lesbian studies, Mairead Sullivan’s treatment is timely and inspired.\"-Angela Willey, author of \u003ci\u003eUndoing Monogamy: The Politics of Science and the Possibilities of Biology\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \"A compelling and timely book to think with, especially for those of us invested in building more just feminist, queer, trans, and lesbian worlds, whatever language we use to do so.\"-\u003ci\u003eAutostraddle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\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\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEngaging with fears of lesbian death to explore the value of lesbian beyond identity\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe loss of lesbian spaces, as well as ideas of the lesbian as anachronistic has called into question the place of lesbian identity within our current culture. In \u003ci\u003eLesbian Death,\u003c\/i\u003e Mairead Sullivan probes the perception that lesbian status is in retreat, exploring the political promises-and especially the failures-of lesbian feminism and its usefulness today. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLesbian Death\u003c\/i\u003e reads how lesbian is conceptualized in relation to death from the 1970s onward to argue that lesbian offers disruptive potential. \u003ci\u003eLesbian Death \u003c\/i\u003eexamines the rise of lesbian breast cancer activism in San Francisco in conversation with ACT UP, the lesbian separatist manifestos “The C.L.I.T. Papers,” the enduring specter of lesbian bed death, and the weaponization of lesbian identity against trans lives. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy situating the lesbian as a border figure between feminist and queer, \u003ci\u003eLesbian Death \u003c\/i\u003eoffers a fresh perspective on the value of lesbian for both feminist and queer projects, even if her value is her death. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Univ Of Minnesota Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52685482295576,"sku":"9781517910020","price":19.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/lesbian-death-desire-and-danger-between-feminist-and-queer-paperback-softback-9781517910020","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}