Cold War Femme: Lesbianism, National Identity, and Hollywood Cinema
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In his bestselling book The Grapevine: A Report on the Secret World of the Lesbian (1965), Jess Stearn announced that, contrary to the assumptions of many Americans, most lesbians appeared indistinguishable from other women. They could mingle "congenially in conventional society." Some were popular sex symbols; some were married to unsuspecting husbands. Robert J. Corber contends that The Grapevine exemplified a homophobic Cold War discourse...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0822349477
ISBN13:9780822349471
Release Date:January 2011
Publisher:Duke University Press
Length:225 Pages
Weight:0.90 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 5.7" x 9.1"
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