Lesbian and gay studies : interdisciplinary perspectives

This timely book seeks to demonstrate the coherence of lesbian and gay studies.

It introduces the reader to the principal inter-disciplinary approaches in the field and critically assesses their strengths and weaknesses whilst asking: What is lesbian and gay studies?

When did it emerge? And what are its achievements and research agenda? The gay and lesbian movement has emerged as a major political and cultural force.

It poses a series of far reaching questions about the organization of identity, the operation of power and the limits of tolerance.

Lesbian and Gay Studies has emerged as a vital and enriching field.

It offers challenges to more traditional disciplines and requires new forms of thought about the connections between academic work and personal politics.