Lesbian Realities/Lesbian Fictions in Contemporary Spain by Nancy Vosburg; Jacky Collins

Lesbian Realities/Lesbian Fictions in Contemporary Spain

Nancy Vosburg; Jacky Collins

Lesbian Realities/Lesbian Fictions in Contemporary Spain focuses exclusively on manifestations of lesbian cultures and identities in contemporary Spain. Bringing together key essays from a range of international scholars, this anthology of critical essays examines the changing cultural, sociological and political landscape of Spain at the turn of the millennium. The essays in the first section of the book focus on the realities of lesbian lives and looks at how Spanish lesbian identities are constructed through language and the media. The essays in the second section analyze contemporary lesbian identities as manifested in novels and short stories published since the late 1980s by authors such as Carme Riera, Lola van Guardia, Flavia Company and Mabel Gal_n.

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ISBN 9781611480207
Genre Literary History
Copyright Date 2011
Publication Date 01-Apr-11
Publisher Rowman & Littlefield
Editor Nancy Vosburg; Jacky Collins
Format Hardcover
No. of Pages 281
Language English
Rating NotRated
Editor Nancy Vosburg; Jacky Collins
Subject Gender identity; Lesbian Culture; Lesbianism in literature; Spanish Fiction/ 20th Century/ History And Criticism
BookID 7058

Author: LFWBooks