Lesbianism in Swedish Literature

An Ambiguous Affair

Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, European, Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Gender Studies
Cover of the book Lesbianism in Swedish Literature by J. Björklund, Palgrave Macmillan US
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Author: J. Björklund ISBN: 9781137364968
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan US Publication: June 5, 2014
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan Language: English
Author: J. Björklund
ISBN: 9781137364968
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan US
Publication: June 5, 2014
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Language: English

Here, Björklund shows that Swedish literary discourses on lesbianism provocatively contrast with a widely accepted view that attitudes toward homosexuality have gradually become more tolerant. The lasting power of negative discourses upends the assumption that Sweden's progressive laws reflect progressive attitudes toward homosexuality.

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Here, Björklund shows that Swedish literary discourses on lesbianism provocatively contrast with a widely accepted view that attitudes toward homosexuality have gradually become more tolerant. The lasting power of negative discourses upends the assumption that Sweden's progressive laws reflect progressive attitudes toward homosexuality.

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