Hand on the pulse /
Using interviews, photos and archival footage, Hand on the Pulse is the poignant story of Joan Nestle, political and sexual "bad girl."Hand on the Pulse traces Joan's life; finding her community in Greenwich Village in the 1950s, celebrating the body in her writings and in her public...
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| Other Authors: | , , |
| Format: | Electronic Video |
| Language: | English |
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San Francisco, CA :
Frameline,
2002
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| Series: | LGBT studies in video
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| Summary: | Using interviews, photos and archival footage, Hand on the Pulse is the poignant story of Joan Nestle, political and sexual "bad girl."Hand on the Pulse traces Joan's life; finding her community in Greenwich Village in the 1950s, celebrating the body in her writings and in her public readings in her black slip, having a lesbian archives in her home for 25 years, teaching students from colonized backgrounds, participating in the Black civil rights movement as a freedom rider, becoming a feminist, and helping to forge a new lesbian and gay consciousness through grass roots organizing. Now in her 60s, Joan continues to celebrate the body as an aging woman and as a woman with cancer. Co-founder of the Lesbian Herstory Archives in New York City, Joan has made a significant contribution to our understanding of women's sexuality, gender issues, and the preservation of lesbian history and culture for the last half century. |
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| Item Description: | "A Frameline release." |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (54 min.). |
| Participant or Performer: | Interviewees, Joan Nestle, Phyllis Chesler, Nancy Bereano, Jacquie Bishop, June Bob. |
| Language: | This edition in English. |
