Background
Jay, Karla was born on February 22, 1947 in Brooklyn. Daughter of Abraham N. and Rhoda (Ginsberg) Berlin.
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Lesbian Erotics (The Cutting Edge: Lesbian Life and Literature Series) by Karla Jay (1995-04-01)
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Out of the Closets : Voices of Gay Liberation (Paperback)--by Stephanie Levine 1992 Edition
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Lesbian Erotics (The Cutting Edge: Lesbian Life and Literature Series)
( The question of whether lesbians have sex, how they hav...)
The question of whether lesbians have sex, how they have sex, and when they began having sex has long obsessively preoccupied the heterosexual imagination. Today, discussions of lesbian sex abound with such terms as romantic friendships, stealth lesbians, and genitally sexual. As we approach the end of the twentieth century, lesbian sexuality remains hotly contested ground. What exactly qualifies as lesbian sex? What is the relationship, if any, between lesbian erotica and heterosexual pornography? How did the issue of sex in lesbian communities come to be such a fiercely debated subject? Lesbian Erotics is the first anthology to investigate the cultural production of sexually charged images of lesbians in film, law, literature, and popular culture in general. The contributors address an enormous range of sexualities and fora in which these sexualities flourish. In her chapter, Not Tonight, Dear, I'm Deconstructing a Headache: Confessions of a Lesbian Sex Therapist, Marny Hall illustrates how difficult some women find it to maintain erotic tension in lesbian relationships. Elizabeth Meese grapples with increasingly complex sexual identities in cyperspace. Kitty Tsui, cover model for On Our Backs, relays how she developed her own body into an art form in order to combat stereotypes of passive and invisible Asian women. This work, as Karla Jay writes in the introduction, invites readers to consider the implications, variations, and complexities of lesbian erotics. In the end, it is our sexual lives that mark us as outlaws. Therefore, we need to investigate and engage representations of our sexuality to define for ourselves, if we so choose, the scope, shape, and permutations of lesbian erotics.
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Out of the Closets: Voices of Gay Liberation
(Filled with Joyous self-affirmation, angry manifestos, an...)
Filled with Joyous self-affirmation, angry manifestos, and searching personal reflections, this classic work provides a close look at the individuals and ideologies of this important social movement. In the tradition of Sisterhood is Powerful, Out of the Closets presents , in their own words, the views, values attitudes, aspirations, and circumstances of the early generation of gay and lesbian liberationists. Highlighting both how much and how little has changed since Stonewall, this work is essential reading for anyone concerned with the history of sexuality and the legal and social status of lesbians and gays in contemporary America.
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The gay report: Lesbians and gay men speak out about sexual experiences and lifestyles
(Gay & Lesbian Studies, Homosexuality, Sexual Studies)
Gay & Lesbian Studies, Homosexuality, Sexual Studies
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Karla Jay
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Karla Jay, American English language educator. Avocations: tennis, cycling, traveling.
F C. Recipient Best Journalist award Stonewall Awards Foundation, 1983, Best Lesbian Studies Book, 1995, medal of honor Veterinary Feminists of America, 1997; travel grantee National Endowment for Humanities, 1984, 89, Travel grantee Getty Foundation, 1985, Lambda Literary Award, Lambda Literary Foundation.
Education
AB, Barnard College, 1968; Master of Philosophy in Comparative Literature, New York University, 1978; Doctor of Philosophy, New York University, 1984.
Career
Associate Adjunct Professor, Pace U., New York City, 1974-1983;
assistant professor, Pace U., New York City, 1983-1987;
associate professor, Pace U., New York City, 1987-1990;
professor, Pace U., New York City, since 1990;
director women's studies, Pace U., New York City, since 1995. Reader College Level Examination Program English Examinations, Princeton Ednl. Testing Svc., 1982; program committee International Interdisciplinary Congress on Women, Hunter College, 1990.
Outside grant evaluator CUNY, 1990-1991. Co-chair seminar on homosexualities Columbia University, 1992-1994, associate seminar for invited faculty,1991-. Chair panel on politics of translation Out/Write Conference, 1992;speaker Gay Studies Conference, Yale University, 1989, College Art Association, 1986, Harvard University, 1987.
Panelist American Studies Association, 1987. Lecturer Pennsylvania State University.1992, University of California 1989, University of Southern California, 1996, University of Wisconsin 1986, Vassar College 1989. Presenter, lecturer in field.
Achievements
Works
book
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Out of the Closets: Voices of Gay Liberation
(Filled with Joyous self-affirmation, angry manifestos, an...)
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Lesbian Erotics (The Cutting Edge: Lesbian Life and Literature Series)
( The question of whether lesbians have sex, how they hav...)
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The gay report: Lesbians and gay men speak out about sexual experiences and lifestyles
(Gay & Lesbian Studies, Homosexuality, Sexual Studies)
- Lesbian Erotics (The Cutting Edge: Lesbian Life and Literature Series) by Karla Jay (1995-04-01)
- Out of the Closets : Voices of Gay Liberation (Paperback)--by Stephanie Levine 1992 Edition
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Out of the Closets: Voices of Gay Liberation
Membership
Board director Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies CUNY, New York City, 1988-1989. Board director Barbara Deming Memorial Fund, 1979-1986, president 1979-1985. Member Modern Language Association (delegate 1988-1990, Executive Committee division gay languages and literature 1988-1992, co-chair lesbian and gay caucus 1993-1995, Michael Lynch Svc. award 1995).
Connections
Life partner Karen F. Kerner.
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American
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Recipient Best Journalist award Stonewall Awards Foundation, 1983, Best Lesbian Studies Book, 1995, medal of honor Veterinary Feminists of America, 1997. Travel grantee National Endowment for Humanities, 1984, 89, Travel grantee Getty Foundation, 1985, Lambda Literary Award, Lambda Literary Foundation.Recipient Best Journalist award Stonewall Awards Foundation, 1983, Best Lesbian Studies Book, 1995, medal of honor Veterinary Feminists of America, 1997. Travel grantee National Endowment for Humanities, 1984, 89, Travel grantee Getty Foundation, 1985, Lambda Literary Award, Lambda Literary Foundation.