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The lesbian idol : Martina, kd and the consumption of lesbian masculinity / Louise Allen.
LIBRA HQ75.5 .A46 1997
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Allen, Louise, Ph. D.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Lesbians--Identity.
- Lesbians.
- Gender identity.
- Navratilova, Martina, 1956-.
- Navratilova, Martina.
- lang, k. d., 1961-.
- lang, k. d.
- lang, k. d. 1961-.
- Heroes.
- Physical Description:
- vii, 184 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London ; Washington : Cassell, 1997.
- Summary:
- By addressing the importance of two 'out' lesbian idols in the lives of their lesbian fans, the author sheds light on the construction of lesbian desire and identity in relation to psychoanalytic theory and consumer culture.-- Draws on letters written to the author by lesbian fans in which they describe their fantasies about Martina Navratilova and k d lang-- Presents a selection of media representations of lang and Navratilova-- Maps the production of the 'saleable' lesbian identity and the associated era of lesbian chic, heavily informed by fashion and style-- Considers how lang and Navratilova are represented by the media and 'read by their fans' in terms of the discourses of the body, gender, sexual identity and race
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0304338184
- 0304338192
- OCLC:
- 37716743
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