1. Foreword (by Zavala, Iris M.); 2. Keynote Address; 3. Notes Toward a Politics of Location (by Rich, Adrienne); 4. Semiotic Theory: Sexuality, Literature and Culture; 5. Female Desire and Sexual Identity (by Coward, Rosalind); 6. Black North-American Women Poets in the Semiotics of Culture (by Diaz-Diocaretz, Myriam); 7. Practical Criticism: Law, Racism and Art; 8. Women's Rights as Human Rights: Latin American Countries and the Organization of American States (OAS) (by Medina, Cecilia); 9. Racism in Everyday Experiences of Black Women (by Essed, Philomena); 10. "I found God in Myself and I loved Her/I loved Her fiercely": More Thoughts on the Work of Black Women Artists (by Cliff, Michelle); 11. Concluding Remarks (by Zavala, Iris M.); 12. Contributors Notes