'The rest is silence . . .': Polish nationalism and the question of lesbian existence

European Journal of Women's Studies

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 281-297

  Mizielińska, Joanna ^a  

^a NONE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Compulsory heterosexuality; Exclusion; Lesbianism; Nationalism; Sexual citizenship

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035640370     PISSN: 13505068     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/135050680100800302     Document Type: Article

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