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Lesbianism in Swedish Literature: An Ambiguous Affair
Jenny Björklund
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Description for Lesbianism in Swedish Literature: An Ambiguous Affair
Hardcover. Here, Bjorklund shows that Swedish literary discourses on lesbianism provocatively contrast with a widely accepted view that attitudes toward homosexuality have gradually become more tolerant. The lasting power of negative discourses upends the assumption that Sweden's progressive laws reflect progressive attitudes toward homosexuality. Num Pages: 221 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DNS; 2ACSW; DSBH; JFSK1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 219 x 17. Weight in Grams: 390.
Here, Björklund shows that Swedish literary discourses on lesbianism provocatively contrast with a widely accepted view that attitudes toward homosexuality have gradually become more tolerant. The lasting power of negative discourses upends the assumption that Sweden's progressive laws reflect progressive attitudes toward homosexuality.
Here, Björklund shows that Swedish literary discourses on lesbianism provocatively contrast with a widely accepted view that attitudes toward homosexuality have gradually become more tolerant. The lasting power of negative discourses upends the assumption that Sweden's progressive laws reflect progressive attitudes toward homosexuality.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
Number of Pages
213
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137364951
SKU
V9781137364951
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About Jenny Björklund
Jenny Björklund is an Associate Professor of Gender Studies at Uppsala University, Sweden.
Reviews for Lesbianism in Swedish Literature: An Ambiguous Affair
"Jenny Björklund traces the theme of lesbianism in Swedish literature in a beautifully systematic way, covering the developments of the past seventy-five years. As the book itself claims, there are many assumptions about Sweden regarding its progressiveness on gender issues, and Björklund provides valuable political and historical contexts in order to both correct and support some of these assumptions." - ... Read more