Heroic Desire

by Sally R. Munt

In the LESBIAN AND GAY STUDIES series this work draws on literary and cultural theory to demonstrate the ways in which lesbian identities are ascribed and resisted. It looks at the identity models of the hero, the flaneur and the lesbian outlaw as well as lesbian 'space' both materially and imaginatively.

Genres: LGBT, Lesbian

Paperback

First published October 1, 1997

About the author

Sally Rowena Munt, DPhil. is Professor and Director of the Sussex Centre for Cultural Studies. She has published widely on cultures of otherness and social justice, and is the author of Queer Attachments: The Cultural Politics of Shame (Ashgate 2007).

Reviews

[Stephen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Why am I such a big fan of this book? It's probably one of the only ones that does not focus on "shame" "violence" "death" and "suicide." It was an uplifting read, for once. It provides a space to think about something uplifting in a critically engaged way. I tend to think it's much harder to write on "positive" topics for fear that there's not enough drama to pull us through, but Munt reminds us that to be a "hero," means surviving major trials and tribulations! HAHA