Lesbian Migrant Writing: From Lesbian Nation to Queer Diaspora

The paper examines selected texts of Anna Livia and Shani Mootoo, whose diasporic experiences allowed them to discuss lesbian desire from a non-stigmatised point of view. It also portrays how writing from white, western countries towards the end of the twentieth century, privileged the Irish lesbian...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Anna Charczun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Firenze University Press 2019-06-01
Series:Studi Irlandesi
Online Access:https://oajournals.fupress.net/index.php/bsfm-sijis/article/view/7350