Lesbians and the Arts: A Bibliography and Research Guide

Bad Object-Choices, eds. How Do I Look? Queer Film and Video. Seattle, WA: BayPress, 1991.

Bell-Matereau, Rebecca. Hollywood Androgyny. 2d ed. New York: Columbia University Press, 1993.

Dyer, Richard. Now You See It: Studies on Lesbian and Gay Film. New York: Routledge, 1990. The Book focuses on films made by gay and lesbians with gay and lesbian subject matter. It is a detailed examination of those early films and their social and historical backgrounds. It also includes an index of titles, names and references. See especially chapter 4 on lesbian cultural feminist film. The time frame covers films from the Weimar republic (1919) up to 1980.

Fletcher, Lynne Yamaguchi and Adrien Saks. Lavender Lists. Boston, MA: Alyson Publications, 1990.

Gever, Martha, John Greyson and Prathiba Parmar, eds. Queer Looks: Perspectives On Lesbian and Gay Film and Video. New York and London, England: Routledge, 1993.

Hadleigh, Boze. The Lavender Screen: Gay and Lesbian Films - Their Stars, Makers, Characters and Critics. New York: Carol Publishing Group, 1992.

Hart, Lynda and Peggy Phelan, eds. Acting out: Feminist Performances. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press, 1993.

Hart, Lynda. Fatal Women: Lesbian Sexuality and the Mark of Aggression. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, June 1994.

Hetze, Stefanie. Happy-End für wen?: Kino und lesbische Frauen. Frankfurt, Germany: Tende, 1986.

Kaplan, Ann, ed. Women in Film Noir. London, England: BFI [British Film Institute] Publishing, 1984.

Mellen, Joan. Women and Their Sexuality in the New Film. New York: Horizon Press, 1973. Reprint. New York: Dell, 1975.

Parrish, James R. Gay and Lesbian in Mainstream Cinema. Jefferson City, MO: McFarland and Company Inc., 1993.

Roof, Judith. A Lure of Knowledge: Lesbian Sexuality and Theory. New York: Columbia University Press, 1991.

Russo, Vito. The Celluloid Closet. New York: Harper and Row Publishers, 1981. Reprint. 1987.

Weiss, Andrea. Vampires and Violets: Lesbian in Cinema. London, England: Jonathan Cape, 1992. Reprint. New York: Penguin, 1993.