Roundtable: Lesbian Generations

Berkshire Conference on the History of Women 2011Fifteenth Berkshire Conference on the History of Women
Friday, June 10, 2011

Report by Leisa Meyer

Leisa Meyer, Chair; Participants: Evelyn Blackwood, Nan Alamilla Boyd, Matt Richardson, Leila J. Rupp, Susan Stryker, Ruth Vanita, Martha Vicinus

The “Lesbian Generations” Roundtable was framed by a series of questions posed to all participants, which focused on the definitions and meanings of “lesbian” as an identity, experience, and idea historically and transnationally. Continue reading

Utility/Necessity: The Enduring Relevance of Lesbian Identities

Berkshire Conference on the History of Women 2011Fifteenth Berkshire Conference on the History of Women
Thursday, June 9, 2011

Report by Marc Stein

Approximately sixty people attended this session, which focused on the ongoing relevance and usefulness of the category “lesbian” in historical scholarship on women. Continue reading