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Book SynopsisA study of lesbian desire in French and Francophone films.
Trade ReviewCairns provides us not only with a rich and extensive overview of her subject, but also with an apposite starting-point for future fertile debates. As a consequences, this book will be of great value for the fields of French and francophone screen and cultural studies. -- Daren Waldron Modern Language Review It forms an invaluable resource for anyone working on gay and lesbian studies in a French and/or cultural studies context. -- LISA DOWNING, UNIVERSITY OF EXETER French Studies a great resource as much for film studies as for studies in this genre -- Brigitte Rollet, University of London Institute in Paris Modern and Contemporary France Cairns provides us not only with a rich and extensive overview of her subject, but also with an apposite starting-point for future fertile debates. As a consequences, this book will be of great value for the fields of French and francophone screen and cultural studies. It forms an invaluable resource for anyone working on gay and lesbian studies in a French and/or cultural studies context. a great resource as much for film studies as for studies in this genre
Table of Contents1. Lesbian Desire in Film: Coming to Terms; 2. Bad Girls: Criminality; 3. Mad Girls: Pathology; 4. Girls On The Edge: Liminality; 5. Girls On Top: Sapphology; 6. Conclusion; Annotated Filmography; Bibliography.
