
Dykes through the decades
Join us on Thursday, August 7th for an open discussion on lesbian and dyke writing from Stone Butch Blues to Dykette. We’ll chat about how lesbian literature has changed and what it says about our shifting culture.
Thursday August 7th, doors at 6:30, discussion 7-9pm
No reading required beforehand. We’ll learn about each book and read an excerpt, then discuss how the time period and the work speak to each other. Feel free to familiarize yourself with the pieces we’ll be reading from, listed below, and to bring your own to discuss!
-Stone Butch Blues, Leslie Feinberg
-Black Lesbian in White America and Other Writings, Anita Cornwell
-Zami, A New Spelling of My Name, Audre Lorde
-Dykes to Watch Out For, Alison Bechdel
-Dykette, Jenny Fran Davis
Five stairs leading up to the Haus
Masks are mandatory and provided
BYO snacks, some provided
Free, though donations to the ArtHaus are appreciated.