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Spoiler: no, non erano solo amiche. La Storia, si sa, la scrive chi ha il potere e a farlo è stato il patriarcato, cercando di invisibilizzare in ogni modo l'amore e la sessualità tra donne: un'irrispettosa e incomprensibile esclusione del genere maschile (no pene, no party!). Per questo le donne queer sono state cancellate dalla narrazione. Con humour spregiudicato, questo saggio ci fa viaggiare nel tempo e nello spazio: dalla Grecia di Saffo alla Società delle orchidee d'oro in Cina; dal gender bender sulle navi pirata agli amori lesbici nelle corti reali; da Eleanor Roosevelt al "circolo del cucito" di Hollywood. Nel percorso incontriamo il mondo del calcio, il morbo femminista che trasformava "donne normali in lesbiche rabbiose", il lesbismo nero del Rinascimento di Harlem e i moti di Stonewall. Con questa sequenza variopinta di aneddoti e personagge, Kirsty Loehr è intenzionata a demolire molti stereotipi sulle donne queer, ma uno su tutti: chi diavolo ha detto che le lesbiche non sono divertenti?
- ISBN: 1280559403
- Casa Editrice: le plurali
- Pagine: 235
- Data di uscita: 05-06-2024
Recensioni
The one positive thing I can say about this book is that it mentions a whole lot of women, some of which very little-known, so it's useful for any further research. Otherwise the language is awfully shallow, the sarcasm falls short and there are a whole lot of transphobic comments.
I enjoyed the humour in lots of this and it was a nice, easy read, but some parts came off ignorant and privileged and, ironically, a bit offensive. Also, I know this is meant to be a funny commentary on lesbian history, but last time I checked it was possible to be funny and also use references. Pl Leggi tutto
i keep seeing that this book is getting a lot of hate for the humorous tone, millennial jokes, lots of swearing, and endless comments about having sex. i invite everyone to lighten up!!! i had the pleasure of meeting Kirsty in person for a pride event Max Minerva’s hosted last month— and i can confir Leggi tutto
A Short History of Queer Women is definitely going to end up on my list of most disappointing reads of 2023 and I'm so sad about that. I was so excited to learn a little more about queer women throughout history and the cover alone had me so hyped for this book but unfortunately it failed to meet th Leggi tutto
Light-hearted, shallow, and fun. I didn't approach this as a serious or academic book, so I wasn't surprised or bothered by the flippant, coarse language or heavy sarcasm. I appreciated being introduced to some queer women / AFAB activists I hadn't heard of before, especially those from additionally Leggi tutto
I loved this! It was super easy to read, and I found it really funny, too. Despite being a pretty short book, it spans a lot of history and women, some you probably already know, and some you probably don't. It gives you enough information but isn't overwhelming (like I said, it mentions a lot of wom Leggi tutto
Okay, fine, I give up. DNF at about 40% because I refuse to torture myself any further. This could have been such a great book. I mean, look at that cover! And queer women in history? That sounds like everything I would ever want. But the writing is simply horrendous. Imagine a chronically online and Leggi tutto
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