On Pedagogical Spaces, Multiplicity and Linearities and Learning: Before, Between, Beyond

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the manner in which women are represented as absent in the signifying system of patriarchal society
how questions of purity, ＆authenticity,＊and self-definition complicate the field of representation
the power of lesbian dance performance to make the lesbian body culturally visible
several ＆new wave＊performers–creating work, getting seen, showing flesh, doing politics, and making money
the projections, preconceptions, expectations, and general baggage attached to the performing lesbian body
what the term ＆lesbian playwright＊means within contemporary culture
＆It＊s Queer Up North＊–a British National Arts Organization
the arguments for and against mainstreaming lesbian performanceAnyone interested in theater and performance, cultural studies, gender issues, and the politics of ＆positive representation＊–whether playwright, performer, director, writer, academic, student, or theatre goer–will find Acts of Passion a powerful step in wrenching the power of representation away from the dominant culture. Defiant, saucy, sexy, and smart, the contributors appropriate their own spaces, identities, crafts, and languages, both within this book and without.