![]() ![]() I suspect this referencing to the ugliness of lesbians is intended as ironic, even playful. The lesbian appears here as elsewhere as an abject figure we were all surely glad to have left behind. For instance, Paul Preciado (2012) in a lecture on queer bulldogs refers to lesbians as ugly with specific reference to styles, fashions and haircuts. In some recent queer writing, lesbian feminism appears as a miserable scene that we had to get through, or pass through, before we could embrace the happier possibility of becoming queer. I think the erasure of lesbians as well as lesbian feminism (often via the assumption that lesbian feminism is a naïve form of “identity politics”) would deprive us of some of the resources we need because of what is not over, what is not behind us. ![]() It might seem we are offered more by the happiness of the queer umbrella. Right now might seem an odd time to ask for such a revival. This lecture is an explanation of my conviction. I speak today from a conviction: in order to survive what we come up against, in order to build worlds from the shattered pieces, we need a revival of lesbian feminism. “Living a Lesbian Life,” Sara Ahmed, Lesbian Lives conference, February 20, 2015, University of Brighton It was a one-off presentation, put together especially for the event, so I am sharing it with you now. I gave a lecture drawn from material in my chapter on “Lesbian Feminism” which is the final chapter of the book I am working on. ![]() ![]() Last week I enjoyed attending the Lesbian Lives conference in Brighton (my fifth!). ![]()
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