{"product_id":"novel-approaches-to-lesbian-history-paperback","title":"Novel Approaches to Lesbian History - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLinda Garber\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNovel Approaches to Lesbian History\u003c\/i\u003e tells a tale about history and community in our allegedly post-identity era, examining contemporary novels that depict lesbian characters in recognizable historical situations. These imaginative stories provide a politically vital, speculative past in the face of a sketchy, problematic archive. Among the memorable characters in some 200 novels are pirates, cowgirls, and famous artists, ghosts and time travellers, immigrants and lovers. The best lesbian historical novels are conscientious and buoyant as they engage critical historiographical questions, but \u003ci\u003eNovel Approaches\u003c\/i\u003e also discusses the class and race biases that weigh on the genre. Some lesbian historical novels are based on archival evidence, others on conjecture or fantasy, but all convey the true fact that identity is elusive without a past, without which its future is nearly impossible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"With wit and verve, Linda Garber shows how lesbian historical fiction fills in the lacunae that the imagination craves--and that historians, limited to documented evidence, cannot produce... a wonderfully entertaining read.\" \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e--Lillian Faderman, author of \u003ci\u003eSurpassing the Love of Men, Odd Girls and Twilight Lovers, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e To Believe in Women\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Garber captures the urgent need we have to find our woman-loving selves in the past, in a crisp lesbian literary history full of pride, passion, and charm. At the same time, she calls to account the places where the work has been inauthentic. You'll finish Garber's book clutching a very long fiction reading list!\" \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e--Jewelle Gomez, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Gilda Stories\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A study of the fascinating genre of lesbian historical fiction is long overdue, and Garber's is insightful and highly readable.\" \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e--Emma Donohue, author of \u003ci\u003eRoom, The Pull of the Stars, Life Mask, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Sealed Letter\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNovel Approaches to Lesbian History \u003c\/i\u003etells a tale about history and community in our allegedly post-identity era, examining contemporary novels that depict lesbian characters in recognizable historical situations. These imaginative stories provide a politically vital, speculative past in the face of a sketchy, problematic archive. Among the memorable characters in some 200 novels are pirates, cowgirls, and famous artists, ghosts and time travellers, immigrants and lovers. The best lesbian historical novels are conscientious and buoyant as they engage critical historiographical questions, but \u003ci\u003eNovel Approaches\u003c\/i\u003e also discusses the class and race biases that weigh on the genre. Some lesbian historical novels are based on archival evidence, others on conjecture or fantasy, but all convey the true fact that identity is elusive without a past, withoutwhich its future is nearly impossible. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLinda Garber\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eIdentity Poetics: Race, Class, and the Lesbian-Feminist Roots of Queer Theory\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLesbian Sources: A Bibliography of Periodical Articles, \u003c\/i\u003eand the editor of \u003ci\u003eTilting the Tower: Lesbians\/Teaching\/Queer Subjects. \u003c\/i\u003eShe is Associate Professor of Women's and Gender Studies at Santa Clara University, USA.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLinda Garber is the author of \u003ci\u003eIdentity Poetics: Race, Class, and the Lesbian-Feminist Roots of Queer Theory\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLesbian Sources: A Bibliography of Periodical Articles, \u003c\/i\u003e and the editor of \u003ci\u003eTilting the Tower: Lesbians \/ Teaching \/ Queer Subjects. \u003c\/i\u003eShe is Associate Professor of Women's and Gender Studies at Santa Clara University, USA. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 188\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.42 x 8.27 x 5.83 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 16, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47520935674077,"sku":"9783031152498","price":48.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/1UMIud4INq9783031152498.webp?v=1772249013","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/novel-approaches-to-lesbian-history-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}