Feminism Meets Queer Theory

<p>. . . innovative and important thinking about the various relations between feminist theory queer theory and lesbian theory as well as the possibility that liberation can be mutual rather than mutually exclusive. --Lambda Book Report<br /><br />When feminism meets queer theory no introductions seem necessary. The two share common political interests--a concern for women's and gay and lesbian rights--and many of the same academic and intellectual roots. And yet they can also seem like strangers needing mediation translation clarification. This volume focuses on the encounters of feminist and queer theories on the ways in which basic terms such as male and female man and woman black white sex gender and sexuality change meaning as they move from one body of theory to another. Along with essays by Judith Butler Evelynn Hammonds Biddy Martin Kim Michasiw Carole-Anne Tyler and Elizabeth Weed there are interviews: Judith Butler engages Rosi Braidotti and Gayle Rubin in separate revealing discussions. And there are critical exchanges: Rosi Braidotti and Trevor Hope exchange comments on his reading of her work; and Teresa de Lauretis responds to Elizabeth Grosz's review of her recent book.</p>