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Beyond Carnival (Paperback, New edition)
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Beyond Carnival (Paperback, New edition)
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For many foreign observers, Brazil still conjures up a collage of
exotic images, ranging from the camp antics of Carmen Miranda to
the bronzed girl (or boy) from Ipanema moving sensually over the
white sands of Rio's beaches. Among these tropical fantasies is
that of the uninhibited and licentious Brazilian homosexual, who
expresses uncontrolled sexuality during wild Carnival festivities
and is welcomed by a society that accepts fluid sexual identity.
However, in "Beyond Carnival," the first sweeping cultural history
of male homosexuality in Brazil, James Green shatters these exotic
myths and replaces them with a complex picture of the social
obstacles that confront Brazilian homosexuals.
Ranging from the late nineteenth century to the rise of a
politicized gay and lesbian rights movement in the 1970s, Green's
study focuses on male homosexual subcultures in Rio de Janeiro and
Sao Paulo. He uncovers the stories of men coping with arrests and
street violence, dealing with family restrictions, and resisting
both a hostile medical profession and moralizing influences of the
Church. Green also describes how these men have created vibrant
subcultures with alternative support networks for maintaining
romantic and sexual relationships and for surviving in an
intolerant social environment. He then goes on to trace how urban
parks, plazas, cinemas, and beaches are appropriated for same-sex
erotic encounters, bringing us into the world of street cruising,
male hustlers, and cross-dressing prostitutes.
Through his creative use of police and medical records, newspapers,
literature, newsletters, and extensive interviews, Green has woven
a fascinating history, the first of its kind for LatinAmerica, that
will set the standard for future works.
"Green brushes aside outworn cultural assumptions about Brazil's
queer life to display its full glory, as well as the troubles which
homophobia has sent its way. . . . This latest gem in Chicago's
'World of Desire' series offers a shimmering view of queer
Brazilian life throughout the 20th century."--"Kirkus Reviews"
Winner of the 2000 Lambda Literary Awards' Emerging Scholar Award
of the Monette/Horwitz Trust
Winner of the 1999 Hubert Herring Award, Pacific Coast Council on
Latin American Studies
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