Preface

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter C
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Acknowledgments xv
5. 1. Introduction: The Paradox of Prohibition 3
6. 2. The Victorian Villainess and the Patriarchal Unconscious 29
7. 3. Enter the Invert: Frank Wedekind's Lulu Plays 47
8. 4. Chloe Liked Olivia: Death, Desire, and Detection in the Female Buddy Film 65
9. 5. Reconsidering Homophobia: Karen Finley's Indiscretions 89
10. 6. Race and Reproduction: Single White Female 104
11. 7. Why .The Woman Did It: Basic Instinct and Its Vicissitudes 124
12. 8. Surpassing the Word: Aileen Wuornos 135
13. 9. Afterword: Zero Degree Deviancy – Lesbians Who Kill 155
14. Notes 161
15. Works Cited 187
16. Index 197