About this title: With hair slicked back and shirt collar framing her young patrician face, Katharine Hepburn's image in the 1935 film "Sylvia Scarlett" was seen by many as a 'lesbian' representation. Yet, Amy Villarejo argues, there is no final ground upon which to explain why that image of Hepburn signifies lesbian or why such a cross-dressing Hollywood fantasy ...
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Duke University Press
Date Published: 2003-11
ISBN-13:9780822331926ISBN:0822331926
Description: Very Good. Duke University Press, 2003. Soft cover, 235 pp. Very good/ NO dust jacket. B&w pictorial soft covers have light bumping to edges and corners with a tiny bit of peeling to the corner tips. Light overall rubbing and scratching. Binding tight. Pages crisp clean and bright with no markings. NOT Ex-library. NO remainder marks. read more
Description: New. PLEASE NOTE: All books are promptly shipped from our UK warehouse using Royal Mail International Priority mail. Heavier or more expensive books are shipped with a TRACKING NUMBER. Professional and reliable bookseller (est.1987). A critical synthesis of elements of Marxism, deconstruction, and queer theory that attempts to explain the relative visibility and invisibility of lesbians in American popular culture since the fifties. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Duke University Press, USA
ISBN-13:9780822331926ISBN:0822331926
Description: New. Please note that deliveries to addresses in the UK and Europe will be in 4-14 business days. Other countries should refer to Alibris standard times. ""Lesbian Rule" is a challenging yet rewarding book. Its insights are original, provocative, and far-reaching. "— Steven Cohan, author of "Masked Men: Masculinity and the Movies in the Fifties" "Once you read Amy Villarejo's ingenious recontextualizations of the lesbian presence in documentary film, lesbian visibility will never look ... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Duke University Press
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780822331551ISBN:0822331551
Description: New. 822331551. Brand New; Next Wave; 0.86 x 9.82 x 6.02 Inches; 248 pages; With hair slicked back and shirt collar framing her young patrician face, Katharine Hepburn's image in the 1935 film Sylvia Scarlett was seen by many as a lesbian representation. Yet, Amy Villare. read more
Description: New. PLEASE NOTE: All books are promptly imported from the UK using DHL or Royal Mail international mail WITH TRACKING NUMBER. Delivery is typically 5-10 working days. Please do not select expedited shipping. Professional and reliable bookseller (est.1987). A critical synthesis of elements of Marxism, deconstruction, and queer theory that attempts to explain the relative visibility and invisibility of lesbians in American popular culture since the fifties. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Duke University Press, USA
ISBN-13:9780822331926ISBN:0822331926
Description: New. PLEASE NOTE that we do not offer expedited shipping. Orders placed with the priority shipping option will automatically be canceled. ""Lesbian Rule" is a challenging yet rewarding book. Its insights are original, provocative, and far-reaching. "— Steven Cohan, author of "Masked Men: Masculinity and the Movies in the Fifties" "Once you read Amy Villarejo's ingenious recontextualizations of the lesbian presence in documentary film, lesbian visibility will never look the same again. ... read more
Description: New. 0822331551 Lesbian Rule: Cultural Criticism and the Value of Desire (Next Wave: New Directions in Women's Studies) by Amy Villarejo, Inderpal Grewal, Caren Kaplan, and Robyn Wiegman (Hardcover-Nov 2003)---New Book! Buy now while supplies last! Limited availability! read more
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