Introduction. Reclaiming the “ Lost Sex”

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction. Reclaiming the “ Lost Sex” 1
5. Part I. Screening the Femme
6. Chapter One. Representing the Femme 27
7. Chapter Two. Lesbian Unintelligibility 48
8. Chapter Three. Recuperating Femme Femininity 72
9. Part II. Female Stardom and Cold War Culture
10. Chapter Four. Joan Crawford’s Padded Shoulders 97
11. Chapter Five. Remaking Bette Davis 127
12. Chapter Six. Doris Day’s Queer Normativity 154
13. Conclusion. Killing Off the Femme 185
14. Notes 191
15. Bibliography 215
16. Index 223