Violence and Desire in Brazilian Lesbian Relationships (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2015)

In Violence and Desire in Brazilian Lesbian Relationships, Allen examines the lives of Brazilian women in same-sex relationships. This examination contributes to interdisciplinary discussions of female same-sex sexuality, violence, race, and citizenship. Using fifteen months of ethnographic fieldwork, primarily with Afro-Brazilian women in the city of Salvador da Bahia, Allen argues that Brazilian lesbian women reject Brazilian cultural norms that encourage male domination and female submission through their engagement in romantic relationships with each other. At the same time Allen claims lesbian women also reproduce Brazilian cultural ideals that associate passion, intensity, and power with physical dominance through their engagement in infidelity and intimate partner violence. The book demonstrates that lesbian women are nonetheless marginalized as Brazilian citizens through widespread social and political invisibility despite these apparent displays of masculinized power.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	September 2015
First published:	2015
Authors:	Andrea Stevenson Allen
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	243
Edition:	1st ed. 2015
ISBN-13:	978-1-137-49851-9
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gay & Lesbian studies > Lesbian studies Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Family & relationships > Sexual relations Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Violence in society > General Promotions
LSN:	1-137-49851-X
Barcode:	9781137498519

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