Polish Queer Lesbianism

Sexual Identity Without a Lesbian Community

Bibliographic Data

ID12459301
AuthorsAlicja Kowalska (0009-0002-8979-9658, Center for Social and Economic Research, corresponding author)
Year2011
Volume15
Issue3
Pages324-336
Publication date2011-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Lesbian Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1089-4160 • E-ISSN: 1540-3548
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/10894160.2010.530152
PMID21774600
OpenAlexW2078706640
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited24

The article investigates the state of Polish lesbianism. It presents the history of lesbian groups, lesbian culture, and community in Poland. It puts social and political activism of lesbians in the context of the growing feminist movement and strong nationalism in Poland. Showing the important role of the Internet communication and the way in which queer philosophy is understood in this country, it investigates sexual identity formation and the process through which lesbian communities develop in Poland. The analysis of Polish lesbianism confirms the constructionists' theory that sexual identity formation highly depends on cultural and political circumstances

Aesthetics · Art · Context (archaeology · Human sexuality · Identity (music · Lesbian · Political science · Politics · Queer · Queer theory · Sexual identity · Sociology · Eastern European Communism and Reforms · European history and politics · Gender Studies · Historical Gender and Feminism Studies · History · Law