Finding Out: An Introduction to LGBT Studies

Deborah T. Meem, Michelle A. Gibson, Jonathan Alexander

SAGE Publications, 2010 - History - 462 pages

Finding Out introduces readers to lesbian-gay-bisexual-transgender (LGBT) studies. Unlike most books on LGBT, this textbook combines original material with esteemed journal articles. Chapter introductions, written by the authors, place current research findings in a clear context. Finding Out reviews the history of same-sex relationships and gender variance from ancient Greece to the present yet goes beyond a historical account to provide an in-depth examination of LGBT culture and society.

Key Features ·

• Includes chapter introductions that gives students a useful context for each research article
• Connects chapter topics to one another with Lambda Links, which help facilitate analysis and discussion
• Directs readers to relevant studies and information with “Find Out More” boxes in each chapter

“I am most impressed by this book’s blend of comprehensive scope with approachable, intelligent presentation. It provides material valuable for both students new to the field and those taking more advanced courses without excluding either group on the basis of approach or diction. ... I just love this book!” –Sarah-Hope Parmeter University of California, Santa Cruz “

This text will give me a way to teach LGBT issues as central – that is, NOT as tangents, as add-ons, as side issues, but as a central area of inquiry. ... This text is by far the best thing I have seen, and it is heads and shoulders above any other possibilities...” – Mary Armstrong, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo


Intended Audience
This core text is designed for Introduction to Sexuality Studies as well as other undergraduate courses that include LGBT topics. Anyone interested in the history, culture, and society of LGBT will find this book an informative resource.

Contents

• To the Reader: 1
• The Ancient World through: 11
• Constructing the Modern Homosexual: 43

About the author

Jonathan Alexander is professor of English and Chancellor’s Fellow at the University of California, Irvine. He is a three-time recipient of the Ellen Nold Award for Best Articles in the field of computers and composition studies, and in 2011 was awarded the Charles Moran Award for Distinguished Contributions to the Field of Computers and Writing. His books include Literacy, Sexuality, Pedagogy: Theory and Practice for Composition Studies (2008) and Digital Youth: Emerging Literacies on the World Wide Web (2005); the coedited collections Bisexuality and Queer Theory: Intersections, Connections and Challenges (2011), Bisexuality and Transgenderism: InterSEXions of the Others (2004), and Role Play: Distance Learning and the Teaching of Writing (2006); and the coauthored books Argument Now: A Brief Rhetoric (2005) and Understanding Rhetoric: A Graphic Guide to Composition (2014).

Bibliographic information

• Title: Finding Out: An Introduction to LGBT Studies
• Authors: Deborah T. Meem, Michelle A. Gibson, Jonathan Alexander
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: SAGE Publications, 2010
• Original from: the University of Michigan
• Digitized: Jul 20, 2009
• ISBN: 1412938643, 9781412938648
• Length: 462 pages
• Subjects: History / LGBTQ; Psychology / Human Sexuality; Science / General; Social Science / Ethnology; Social Science / Gender Studies; Social Science / LGBTQ+ Studies / Bisexual Studies; Social Science / LGBTQ+ Studies / Gay Studies; Social Science / LGBTQ+ Studies / Lesbian Studies; Social Science / LGBTQ+ Studies / Transgender Studies; Social Science / Sociology / General