Lesbians and the Arts: A Bibliography and Research Guide

Abelove, Henry, Michèle Aina Barale, and David Halperin, eds. The Lesbian and Gay Studies Reader. New York: Routledge, 1993.

Barrett, Michele and Anne Philips, eds. Destabilizing Theory: Contemporary Feminist Debates. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 1992.

Cooper, Emmanuel. The Sexual Perspective: Homosexuality and Art in the Last 100 Years in the West. London, England and New York: Routledge, 2d ed., 1994. [1st ed., 1986]. A basic book for researchers on gay and lesbian art. It gives a historical overview of gay/lesbian/queer/bisexual artists of the past 100 years by analyzing paintings, sculpture and photography which reflect the artists' sexual orientation. Cooper, who is a critic, author and filmmaker discusses art in its artistic, social and legal contexts. Chapter 11: Lesbians Who Make Art gives a profound introduction to lesbian art, naming the most important exhibitions, artists and magazines.

Dorenkamp, Monica and Richard Henke. Negotiating Lesbian and Gay Subjects. New York: Routledge and Chapman Hall, after 1991.

Fuss, Diana, ed. Inside/Out: Lesbian Theories, Gay Theories. London, England and New York: Routledge, 1991.

Homosexuality which Homosexuality. 6 vols. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Free University/Schorer Foundation, 1987.

Merck, Mandy. Perversions: Deviant Readings. New York: Routledge, 1993.

Spitz, Ellen Handler. Image and Insight: Essays in Psychanalysis and the Arts. New York: Columbia University Press, 1991.

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