Cover -- Half-title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Histories of Representation and Misrepresentation -- 1. The Problem of Representation -- 2. The L Word�s Reflexivity -- 3. The L Word�s Complicitous Critique of Hollywood -- 4. Genre: Soap-drama and Politics -- 5. Lesbian Cultures and Communities -- Notes -- Works Cited -- Index