Lesbian Rule: Cultural Criticism and the Value of Desire PDF
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PrintedintheUnitedStatesof Americaonacid-freepaper$ DesignedbyAmyRuthBuchanan TypesetinScalabyTseng InformationSystems,Inc. LibraryofCongressCataloging- in-PublicationDataappearon thelastprintedpageofthisbook. Publicationofthisbookwasmade possiblebyasubventiongrantedbythe HullMemorialPublicationFundof CornellUniversity. Contents Acknowledgments,vii Introduction,1 1.LesbianRule,27 2.DroitsdeRegards/RightofInspection: ForAgnesandInezAlbright,55 3.ArchivingtheDiaspora: ALesbianImpression,83 4.AbsolutQueer:Cubaand itsSpectators,123 5.ForbiddenLove:Pulpas LesbianHistory,159 Conclusion:StraighttoVideo,191 Notes,209 Index,231 Acknowledgments Thoughthefaultsofthisbookaremyown,Iowethanksandgiveitwith pleasure to a number of organizations, thinkers, makers, friends, and familymembersfortheirinspiration,support,advice,confidence,and care.BegunasadissertationattheUniversityofPittsburgh,thisproject wassupportedtherebyaMellonFoundationgrant.PaulBovéreadthe dissertationcarefullyandremainsastronginterlocutorinthebook’sim- plicitaddress;ColinMacCabeprovideddualinspirationasanacademic memberofmycommitteebutalsoasaresourcefortheissuesofinde- pendentmediaandmediaeducationthatarecentraltothepresentincar- nation.GayatriChakravortySpivakgraciouslyagreedtoremainonmy committeefromadistance;hercareinreadingcloselyinstructsmyown effortsconstantly,andIdependonherthoughtinwhatfollows. Marcia Landy, who directed the dissertation from which this book springs,hasbeenmorethanateacher,anintellectualmentor,andacom- rade.Ihopewhatliesbetweenthesepagesbearssometraceofherques- tioningandrelentlessintellectualwork.Iremainsimplygratefulforher presenceinmylife. WhileatCornell,IhavereceivedgenerousgrantsfromthePresident’s Council on Cornell Women and from the Society for the Humanities. ProductionofthisbookwassupportedbytheHullMemorialPublication FundofCornellUniversity.Faculty,staff,andstudentmembersofthe newly named Program in Feminist,Gender and Sexuality Studies, the LesbianGayBisexualStudiesProgram,andtheDepartmentofTheatre, Film,andDancenurturedtheprojectaswell,andIamgratefultobelong tothesewonderfullydifferentcommunities.Graduateandundergradu- atestudentsinallthreeareashavechallengedme,butIoweparticular thankstomysuccessivewavesofundergraduatesinmycourseonthe historyandtheoryofdocumentaryandexperimentalfilm;theyhelped meenormouslytoredrawthecontextforthisbook. Iamalsoespeciallythankfultothosemakersandorganizationswho viii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS madetheirresourcesandtimeavailabletome:toPeggyGilpin;tothe officesofUlrikeOttingerforgraciouspermissiontoreprinttheimages fromExileShanghai;totheSanFranciscoJewishFilmFestivalandAtara Releasing;toFrameline;toWomenMakeMovies;totheLesbianHer- storyArchives;toDavidJohnsonforChainedGirlsandTheLavenderLens; to Barbara Hammer for an encouraging word at the Persistent Vision conference;toLynnFernieformakingForbiddenLoveandfor,withEllen Flanders,organizingthatconference;andtoAnnBannonforherread- ingandrecollections.ThankstoEllisHansonandDukeUniversityPress forpublishinganearlierversionofchapter5inOutTakes.Thanksalsoto ErikRentschler,DavidBathrick,andNewGermanCritiqueforaccepting aversionofchapterthreeforpublication. FromPittsburghonward,Ihavebeensubmergedinagroupoffriends withwhomthinking,hoistingbeers,talking,playing,reading,andpub- lishinghavebeenindistinctactivities,notonlyduetothebeersbuttothe seamlessnessoftheknit.Thegroup’sboundariesremainpermanently unclear, but here’s a start: Joy Van Fuqua, Sally Meckling, Madhava Prasad,AnnaMcCarthy,RichCante,AngeloRestivo,MaryBethHaralo- vich, Steven Cohan, Ina Rae Hark, Alex Doty, Cathy Davidson, Mimi White,AnnCvetkovich,TaraMcPherson,JoséMuñoz,LynnSpigel,Patty White,JodyGreene,DebbieZimmerman,RubyRich,DianaReed,Kara Keeling, Jackie Byars, Eric Zinner, Tom Waugh,Vanessa Domico . . . In Ithaca, the overlapping set of my coconspirators includes Rebecca Schneider,DavidBathrick,PattyZimmermann,GinaMarchetti,Byron Suber,Tim Murray,Vincent Grenier, Biddy Martin, Ellis Hanson, and MaryFessenden.MatthewTinkcombelongsintheintersectingarcsof thisVenndiagram;healoneknowshowmuchI’veleaneduponhim,and I’dlikehimtoknowhowmuchfunIhavewithhim.MarciaandStanley Shostak,arefriends,andfriendswhoaskallthehardquestions.Ithank themforthat,forcountlesseveningsaroundtheplexiglasstableandfor theircompanionship. KenWissokershowedinterestinthisprojectearlyon,andhisfaith initsgrowthsustainedmeduringtherevisionprocess.AsIhavecome toknowhimasaneditor,Ihavealsobeenhonoredbyhisfriendshipand havecometorelyonhisjudgmentandinsight.Theanonymousreaders of the manuscript while in still in dissertation form gave me the gifts of serious consideration and rigorous criticism; I could not have had better readers and better suggestions. Also at Duke,Christine Dahlin ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ix andLeighAnneCouchguidedmethroughtheproductionprocesswith careandgrace. Myparents,DonandMernaVillarejo,arealsomodelsofbeing-in-the- worldforme;theircommitmenttochange,theirsenseofresponsibility inthinking,andtheirskillsatplayinghardsetthebarhigh.Ithankthem forthefigurativeandrealfueloverthepasttenyearsespecially.Finally, thereisnowaytodescribemygratitudeandloveforAndreaHammer, withwhomIamaccumulatingyearsintheforwardaswellastheback- warddirection,whomadeofahouseonanunfamiliarspitoflandahome inwhichtofinishthisbook,whodailymakeslifeajoy,andwhomakes beinganactivityfortwo.(Orfive—thankstoallthecritters,Slash,Taag, andthelateQuinceforadditionalcuddles.)
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