Category Archives: Homo/Lesbophobia

Conference in Verona in the history of dissident sexualities in Italy

Posted on October 15, 2015 by Charlotte Ross

On 21-22 September 2015, I attended a conference at the University of Verona, organised by the PoliTeSse Researdch Centre (Politics and Theories of Sexuality – Department of Philosophy, Pedagogy, Psychology), along with TeSIS Department (Time, Space, Image and Society), CSC … Continue reading →

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Sull’(in)esistenza lesbica

Posted on October 8, 2012 by Charlotte Ross

In una società omofobica, é meglio essere un uomo gay visibile, che rischia di essere soggetto di abusi omofobici verbali e fisici, o è meglio essere una lesbica, che è effettivamente invisibile a livello culturale, sociale e politico? Questa è … Continue reading →

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Impulsi omicidi: livelli di omofobia tra la fine del diciannovesimo e l’inizio del ventesimo secolo

Posted on October 8, 2012 by Charlotte Ross

Nel mio lavoro sulla rappresentazione delle lesbiche, o di donne che desiderano altre donne, nei testi italiani, spesso incontro commenti omofobi e negativi. In questo post li analizzo, riflettendo sulle possibili motivazioni che si celano dietro la negatività e il … Continue reading →

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Riparo (di Marco Simon Puccioni 2007). Recensione

Posted on July 12, 2012 by Charlotte Ross

In una calda serata di luglio, abbiamo deciso di rilassarci e di accendere il condizionatore guardando un film in dvd uscito nel 2007, che però non avuto molto eco mediatico in Italia anche se è stato premiato in diversi festival … Continue reading →

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On lesbian (in)existence

Posted on May 29, 2012 by Charlotte Ross

Is it better to be a visible gay man in a homophobic society, who risks being subject to verbal and physical homophobic abuse, or to be a lesbian, who is effectively culturally, socially and politically invisible? This is the question … Continue reading →

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Murderous urges: degrees of homophobia in the late 19th and early 20th century

Posted on May 12, 2012 by Charlotte Ross

In my work on representations of lesbians, or women who desire women, in Italian texts, I often come across homophobic, negative, comments. I am analysing these, reflecting on the possible motivations for this negativity and prejudice. Sometimes, even murderous desires … Continue reading →

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Looking for lesbians in libraries (and elsewhere…)

Posted on April 19, 2012 by Charlotte Ross

This research project has been germinating for a long time, and if it is bearing fruit now, it is thanks to many friends and colleagues who have pointed me in the direction of novels, journals, websites, films and writers, and … Continue reading →

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