Revolting Bodies, Desiring Lesbians: An Introduction

Abstract

This introduction gives the background to this special issue of the Journal of Lesbian Studies that has its origin in the 18th Annual Lesbian Lives Conference of 2011. It traces the theme of Revolting Bodies: Desiring Lesbians across the ten articles of this collection and gives a brief summary of each.

KEYWORDS:

• Lesbian Lives Conference
• lesbian communities
• rebellion
• abject bodies