Nuns, dykes, drugs and gendered bodies: An autoethnography of a lesbian feminist's journey through 'good time' sociology

Sexualities

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 295-315

  Ettorre, Elizabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autobiography; Autoethnography; Embodiment; Gender; Lesbian; Sexuality

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953520971     PISSN: 13634607     EISSN: 14617382     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1363460709363137     Document Type: Article

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