Compulsory Heterosexuality and Lesbian Existence
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Compulsory Heterosexuality and Lesbian Existence is Adrienne Rich’s influential feminist essay that critiques heterosexuality as a political institution and argues for the recognition of lesbian existence and resistance.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Compulsory Heterosexuality and Lesbian Existence Context triple: [Adrienne Rich, notableWork, Compulsory Heterosexuality and Lesbian Existence]
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The History of Sexuality
The History of Sexuality is Michel Foucault’s multi-volume study that analyzes how power, knowledge, and discourse have shaped modern understandings and regulation of sex and sexuality.
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Three Essays on the Theory of Sexuality
Three Essays on the Theory of Sexuality is Sigmund Freud’s foundational 1905 work that outlines his psychoanalytic theories of psychosexual development, infantile sexuality, and the structure of sexual drives.
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The Second Sex
The Second Sex is Simone de Beauvoir’s landmark 1949 feminist philosophical work that analyzes the historical, social, and existential construction of women’s oppression.
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Tapestries of Life: Women's Work, Women's Consciousness, and the Meaning of Daily Experience
Tapestries of Life: Women's Work, Women's Consciousness, and the Meaning of Daily Experience is a feminist study that explores how women’s everyday labor and lived experiences shape their identities, political awareness, and social realities.
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Intimate Politics: How I Grew Up Red, Fought for Free Speech, and Became a Feminist Rebel
*Intimate Politics: How I Grew Up Red, Fought for Free Speech, and Became a Feminist Rebel* is a memoir by activist and scholar Bettina Aptheker that chronicles her political awakening, involvement in leftist and free speech movements, and evolution into a prominent feminist voice.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Compulsory Heterosexuality and Lesbian Existence Target entity description: Compulsory Heterosexuality and Lesbian Existence is Adrienne Rich’s influential feminist essay that critiques heterosexuality as a political institution and argues for the recognition of lesbian existence and resistance.
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A.
The History of Sexuality
The History of Sexuality is Michel Foucault’s multi-volume study that analyzes how power, knowledge, and discourse have shaped modern understandings and regulation of sex and sexuality.
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B.
Three Essays on the Theory of Sexuality
Three Essays on the Theory of Sexuality is Sigmund Freud’s foundational 1905 work that outlines his psychoanalytic theories of psychosexual development, infantile sexuality, and the structure of sexual drives.
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C.
The Second Sex
The Second Sex is Simone de Beauvoir’s landmark 1949 feminist philosophical work that analyzes the historical, social, and existential construction of women’s oppression.
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D.
Tapestries of Life: Women's Work, Women's Consciousness, and the Meaning of Daily Experience
Tapestries of Life: Women's Work, Women's Consciousness, and the Meaning of Daily Experience is a feminist study that explores how women’s everyday labor and lived experiences shape their identities, political awareness, and social realities.
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E.
Intimate Politics: How I Grew Up Red, Fought for Free Speech, and Became a Feminist Rebel
*Intimate Politics: How I Grew Up Red, Fought for Free Speech, and Became a Feminist Rebel* is a memoir by activist and scholar Bettina Aptheker that chronicles her political awakening, involvement in leftist and free speech movements, and evolution into a prominent feminist voice.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
essay
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feminist essay ⓘ literary work ⓘ |
| addresses |
feminist theorists
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lesbian communities ⓘ women readers ⓘ |
| arguesFor |
recognition of lesbian existence
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recognition of lesbian resistance ⓘ reconceptualization of women's sexuality ⓘ |
| author | Adrienne Rich ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticizes |
assumption of heterosexuality as natural
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erasure of lesbian experience in feminist theory ⓘ male dominance in defining women's sexuality ⓘ |
| critiques | heterosexuality as a political institution ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
lesbian existence as resistance to patriarchy
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political dimensions of sexuality ⓘ |
| field |
feminist philosophy
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gender studies ⓘ literary criticism ⓘ queer theory ⓘ |
| genre |
feminist criticism
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non-fiction ⓘ political essay ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
lesbian feminist
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radical feminist ⓘ |
| influenced |
feminist scholarship on sexuality
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lesbian studies ⓘ queer theory debates on heteronormativity ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
compulsory heterosexuality
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feminist theory ⓘ heteronormativity ⓘ lesbian existence ⓘ lesbian feminism ⓘ patriarchy ⓘ sexual politics ⓘ women's sexuality ⓘ |
| movement |
lesbian feminism
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second-wave feminism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
articulating the concept of a lesbian continuum
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challenging heterosexist assumptions in feminism ⓘ coining and popularizing the term "compulsory heterosexuality" ⓘ |
| proposesConcept | lesbian continuum ⓘ |
| publicationType | academic journal article ⓘ |
| publishedIn | Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 20th century ⓘ |
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