2013/09/13 by Jewelle Gomez, Amanda Kovattana · 1 citation
Social Sciences · Arts and Humanities · #Historical Gender and Feminism Studies #Art, Politics, and Modernism
paper · doi:10.4324/9781315877082-9
openalex publication_date 2013/09/13 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/29
Fiction and the performing arts are powerful tools for cultural activism. As Jewelle Gomez tells the story of how her black lesbian vampire novel, The Gilda Stories , was brought to the stage, it becomes clear that many people who would not otherwise seek out such stories are exposed to the stories of minorities via plays. Part of this retelling illustrates 80 how arts funding is controlled by politics. Jewelle Gomez also demonstrates her activism by teaching lesbians how their money can be used in powerful ways to encourage the changes they would like to see in the world. [Article copies available for a fee from The Haworth Document Delivery Service: 1-800-342-9678. E-mail address: < [email protected] > Website: < https://https://www.HaworthPress.com" xmlns:xlink=" https://www.w3.org/1999/xlink "> https://www.HaworthPress.com .> © 2001 by The Haworth Press, Inc. All rights reserved.]