Linda Garber
Biographic Data
| ID | 1266575 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Linda Garber |
| GIVEN NAMES | Linda |
| FAMILY NAME | Garber |
| SIGNATURE | GARBER L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Santa Clara University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Tilting the Tower
Novel Approaches to Lesbian History
Claiming Lesbian History
The contested field of lesbian history exists along a continuum, with undisputed evidence on one end and informed speculation on the other. Lesbian historical fiction extends the spectrum, envisioning the lives of lesbian pirates, war heroes, pioneers, bandits, and stock romantic characters, as well as the handful of protagonists examined here whose quests specifically highlight the difficulty and importance of researching the lesbian past. The g…
One Step Global, Two Steps Back? Race, Gender, and Queer Studies
Since its rise around 1991, queer theory has offered both promise and problems. As an intellectual tool, it has provided new models for reconceptualizing identity, community, and activist politics. But theories often masquerade as universal explanatory systems or are mistaken for a politics. To assert that the tool of queer theory is adequate unto itself as a scholarly or political outlook seems to me absurd, tantamount to claiming that I can fix…
Weaving a Wide Net
Any single approach tostudents' heterosexism and homophobia, however well conceived and executed, is most successful when supported by an integrated campus approach to the problem. Taking as a model the multifaceted efforts at California State University, Fresno-a large public institution located in what can be considered the state's Bible Belt-this essay discusses the strengths and logistics of a campus-wide program to address homophobia and all…
Identity Poetics
"Queer theory," asserts Linda Garber, "alternately buries and vilifies lesbian feminism, missing its valuable insights and ignoring its rich contributions." Rejecting the either/or choice between lesbianism and queer theory, she favors an inclusive approach that defies current factionalism. In an eloquent challenge to the privileging of queer theory in the academy, Garber calls for recognition of the historical—and intellectually significant—role…
One Step Global, Two Steps Back? Race, Gender, and Queer Studies
Since its rise around 1991, queer theory has offered both promise and problems. As an intellectual tool, it has provided new models for reconceptualizing identity, community, and activist politics. But theories often masquerade as universal explanatory systems or are mistaken for a politics. To assert that the tool of queer theory is adequate unto itself as a scholarly or political outlook seems to me absurd, tantamount to claiming that I can fix…
Weaving a Wide Net
Any single approach tostudents' heterosexism and homophobia, however well conceived and executed, is most successful when supported by an integrated campus approach to the problem. Taking as a model the multifaceted efforts at California State University, Fresno-a large public institution located in what can be considered the state's Bible Belt-this essay discusses the strengths and logistics of a campus-wide program to address homophobia and all…
Identity Poetics
"Queer theory," asserts Linda Garber, "alternately buries and vilifies lesbian feminism, missing its valuable insights and ignoring its rich contributions." Rejecting the either/or choice between lesbianism and queer theory, she favors an inclusive approach that defies current factionalism. In an eloquent challenge to the privileging of queer theory in the academy, Garber calls for recognition of the historical—and intellectually significant—role…
Weaving a Wide Net
Any single approach tostudents' heterosexism and homophobia, however well conceived and executed, is most successful when supported by an integrated campus approach to the problem. Taking as a model the multifaceted efforts at California State University, Fresno-a large public institution located in what can be considered the state's Bible Belt-this essay discusses the strengths and logistics of a campus-wide program to address homophobia and all…
One Step Global, Two Steps Back? Race, Gender, and Queer Studies
Since its rise around 1991, queer theory has offered both promise and problems. As an intellectual tool, it has provided new models for reconceptualizing identity, community, and activist politics. But theories often masquerade as universal explanatory systems or are mistaken for a politics. To assert that the tool of queer theory is adequate unto itself as a scholarly or political outlook seems to me absurd, tantamount to claiming that I can fix…
Claiming Lesbian History
The contested field of lesbian history exists along a continuum, with undisputed evidence on one end and informed speculation on the other. Lesbian historical fiction extends the spectrum, envisioning the lives of lesbian pirates, war heroes, pioneers, bandits, and stock romantic characters, as well as the handful of protagonists examined here whose quests specifically highlight the difficulty and importance of researching the lesbian past. The g…
Novel Approaches to Lesbian History
Tilting the Tower
Computer Science (4 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Lesbian (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Aesthetics (2 works) · Art (2 works) · Engineering (2 works) · Historical Gender and Feminism Studies (2 works) · History (2 works)