Lesbianism in Swedish Literature : An Ambiguous Affair / by J. Björklund.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Björklund, J., Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

European literature.

Sex.

Literature--Philosophy.

Literature.

Culture--Study and teaching.

Culture.

Literature--History and criticism.

Literature, Modern--20th century.

Literature, Modern.

European Literature.

Gender Studies.

Literary Theory.

Cultural Theory.

Literary History.

Twentieth-Century Literature.

Local Subjects:

European Literature.

Gender Studies.

Literary Theory.

Cultural Theory.

Literary History.

Twentieth-Century Literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (222 p.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2014.

Place of Publication:

New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Here, Björklund shows that Swedish literary discourses on lesbianism provocatively contrast with a widely accepted view that attitudes toward homosexuality have gradually become more tolerant. The lasting power of negative discourses upends the assumption that Sweden's progressive laws reflect progressive attitudes toward homosexuality.

Contents:

Lesbianism in Swedish Literature: An Ambiguous Affair; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1: The Political Scene of Love: Agnes von Krusenstjerna and the 1930s; Bell von Wenden and the Medical Discourse; Bell von Wenden versus Angela and Agda: The Madwoman in the Attic; Angela and Agda: Confirming and Challenging 1930s Sociopolitical Discourses; Angela and Agda: Freedom and Equality; Other Stories: Agnes von Krusenstjerna and Literature of the 1930s; Chapter 2: Sexual Revolution?: Annakarin Svedberg and the 1960s; The Medical Discourse: Reinforcing and Challenging the Three Ms

Dysfunctional Masculinity and Heterosexuality as PerformanceSexual Politics: Highlighting the Marginalization of Lesbianism and Telling New Stories; "I Want to Write, Write, Write": Writing as a Political Strategy; Other Stories: Annakarin Svedberg and Literature of the 1960s; Chapter 3: Challenging the Image of Sweden: Louise Boije af Gennäs, Mian Lodalen, and the Turn of the Millennium; Heterosexuality versus Lesbianism: Subordination or Empowerment; Sexual Politics: Highlighting the Marginalization of Lesbianism and Challenging Heteronormativity; Body Politics: Claiming Space in the World

The Medical Discourse: Reinforcing and Challenging the Three MsChanging the World: Writing as a Political Strategy; Other Stories: Louise Boije af Gennäs, Mian Lodalen, and Turn-of-the-Millennium Literature; Conclusion: The Literary Discourse on Lesbianism; Notes; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781137364968

1137364963