TY  - BOOK
AU  - Gil-Gomez,Ellen M.
TI  - Performing la Mestiza: Textual Representations of Lesbians of Color and the Negotiation of Identities
T2  - Routledge Library Editions: Literature and Sexuality Series
SN  - 9781351819442
AV  - PS153.L46.G55 2017 
U1  - 810.93526643 
PY  - 2017///
CY  - Oxford
PB  - Taylor & Francis Group
KW  - Lesbians' writings, American--History and criticism
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Original Title Page -- Original Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. Rethinking Identity Construction: Placing the Lesbian of Color -- 2. Naming the Enemies: Multiple Threats to the Existence of the Lesbian of Color -- 3. Strategies of Survival: The Limits and the Consequences -- 4. The Path To Survival: Rewriting Cultural Traditions and Creating Living Theories -- Conclusion -- Endnotes -- Bibliography -- Index
N2  - This book, first published in 2000, explores the intersections of race, gender and gay identities in writings by contemporary American lesbians of colour. It is the first to analyse creative and theoretical works by African American, Asian American, Latina and Native American writers through the lens of lesbian studies
UR  - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=5092146
ER  -