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Author:

Robbins, Jill, 1962-

Title:

Crossing through Chueca : lesbian literary culture in queer Madrid / Jill Robbins.

Publisher:

University of Minnesota Press,

Copyright Date:

c2011

Description:

xiv, 176 p. ; 22 cm.

Subject:

Spanish fiction--20th century--History and criticism.
Spanish fiction--21st century--History and criticism.
Lesbianism in literature.
Lesbian culture--Spain.
Homosexuality and literature--Spain.
Publishers and publishing--Madrid--Madrid--History.
Books and reading--Madrid--Madrid--History--20th century.
Books and reading--Madrid--Madrid--History--21st century.
Geographical perception--Madrid.--Madrid.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Preface : marching toward marriage -- A brief history of Chueca and Madrid's Queer space -- Lesbian literary identities in the Madrid book business -- The new safita: Andalusia and the phallic woman in Plumas de España -- Lesbian-themed best-sellers and the politics of acceptance -- Dislocations : identity and communication in Cenicienta en Chueca -- Popular lesbian fiction : romance, literature, and legislation -- Conclusion : toward lesbian visibility.

ISBN:

0816669902 (pb : alk. paper)
9780816669905 (pb : alk. paper)
0816669899 (hc : alk. paper)
9780816669899 (hc : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)654814924

LCCN:

2010032603

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)