Beyond rural idylls: Imperfect lesbian utopias at Michigan Womyn's music festival

Journal of Rural Studies

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 13-23

  Browne, Kath ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPOWERMENT; FEMINISM; FESTIVAL; HOMOSEXUALITY; RURAL SOCIETY;

MICHIGAN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79151483248     PISSN: 07430167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jrurstud.2010.08.001     Document Type: Article

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