Despite the explosion of critical writing on gender and
sexuality, relatively little work has focused on Latin America. Sex
and Sexuality in Latin America: An Interdisciplinary Readerfills in
this gap. Daniel Balderston and Donna J. Guy assert that the study
of sexuality in Latin America requires a break with the dominant
Anglo-European model of gender. To this end, the essays in the
collection focus on the uncertain and contingent nature of sexual
identity.
Organized around three central themes--control and repression;
the politics and culture of resistance; and sexual transgression as
affirmation of marginalized identities--this intriguing collection
will challenge and inform conceptions of Latin American gender and
sexuality. Covering topics ranging from transvestism to the world
of tango, and countries as diverse as Mexico, Brazil, and
Argentina, this volume takes an accessible, dynamic, and
interdisciplinary approach to a highly theoretical topic.
"Opens up new conceptual horizons for exploring gender and
sexuality. . . . In stimulating readers to think 'outside the box'
of established academic notions of sexuality and gender, Sex and
Sexuality in Latin America illustrates the sometimes mind-boggling
mission of iconoclastic scholarship. The well-written essays are
thought-provoking analyses on the cutting edge of gender
scholarship."
"--Latin American Research Review, vol. 36, no. 3, 2001"
General
Imprint: |
New York University Press
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
February 1997 |
First published: |
February 1997 |
Authors: |
Daniel Balderston
• Donna Guy
|
Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 18mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
288 |
Edition: |
New |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-8147-1290-0 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
General
|
LSN: |
0-8147-1290-8 |
Barcode: |
9780814712900 |
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