{"product_id":"9781517910013-lesbian-death","title":"Lesbian Death","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDesire and Danger Between Feminist and Queer\u003cbr\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\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40823515644001,"sku":"9781517910013","price":89.84,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_35409807.jpg?v=1752788017","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781517910013-lesbian-death","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}